Magazine, film

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0010.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 6
AKA: Output magazine
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal casing and claspss with a synthetic (possible) fibre padding in input slot.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1966-1980
Canada: WITH THE ADVENT OF COMPUTERIZED TYPESETTING IN THE 1960'SRB&W INSTALLED ONE OF THE 1ST PHOTO TYPESETTING SYSTEMS IN CANADA...ALLOWED THE COMPANY TO PIONEER IN THE TRADE DIRECTORY FIELD [REF.4]
Function: Used as an output magazine for phototypesetter paper, for use with a drive mechanism/film magazine used for output.
Technical: ON INTRODUCTION, REGARDED AS THE FASTEST STRAIGHT MATTER PHOTOTYPESETTER ON THE MARKET. UNIVERSALLY COMPATABLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF TAPE (MAGNETIC & PAPER) KEYBOARDS, IT WAS ONE OF THE 1ST TO BE GENERALLY USED BY BOTH JOB PRINTERS AS WELL AS TRADE TYPESETTERS. ITS ROTATING DRUM HAD A CHARACTER CAPACITY OF 768 AT 35 NEWSPAPER LINES PER MINUTE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: In pen on a piece of tape on the proper back: "4"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Silver-coloured metal casing with black padding in the slot.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Magazine, film, 1966, Artifact no. 1981.0010, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0010.004/

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