General Information

Serial #

153

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD COVERS & BASE/ GLASS/ STEEL/ BRASS/ METAL/ CARBON RIBBON/ BAKELITE/ PLASTIC/RUBBER/ PORCELAIN/ WIRE/ PAPER.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

65.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

43.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telegraphy

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cable Wireless

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

LATE 1920'S TO EARLY 1950'S

Canada

PROBABLY USED ON OUR FIRST UNDERSEA CABLES TO BRITAIN

Function

TO RECEIVE & AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATE TELEGRAPH SIGNALS INTO A PRINTED FORMAT ONTO PAPER TAPE.

Technical

EARLY EXAMPLE OF AUTOMATIC RECEIVING & PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR OVERSEAS CABLE COMMUNICATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON FRONT PLATE: 'DIRECT PRINTER/ PAT. NOS. 463975, 6 & 7/ TYPE B.8. SERIAL NO.153/ CABLE & WIRELESS LTD.'/ FRONT 'ON', 'OFF' SWITCH/ '153' ON VERTICAL FRONT PARTITION/ ON MOTOR: 'MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD./ NO. 92242/ TYPE N4'/ RHEOSTAT PLATE: 'THE BRITISH ELECTRIC RESISTANCE CO. LTD./ QUEENSWAY, PONDERS END. MIDDLESEX/ AMPS.44 OHMS 250/ VOLTS NO.U'/ SIDE RHEOSTAT RESISTOR: 'OHMITE/ 100'/ FRONT MOTOR RESISTOR: 'THE BRITISH ELECTRIC RESISTANCE CO. LTD./AMPS.53 OHMS 100/ QUEENSWAY, PONDERS END, MIDDLESEX'/ APPLIED METAL PLATES WITH: '11' ON COVER FRONTS

Missing

From CA of 12/13/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined

Finish

COVERS, BASE, MOTOR, KEY LEVER BACK PLATE & SOME INTERNALCOMPONENTS PAINTED BLACK/ GREY RHEOSTAT CASING/ NICKEL PLATED BELL.

Decoration

N/A