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OBJECT TYPE: 8 ASCII/PAGE/ASR
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.0702.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 33
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BOTTOM MOUNTING PAN, CAST WHITE METAL OR ALUMINUM/MECHANICAL PARTS GENERALLY PUNCHED METAL/ GEARS MOSTLY CAST PLASTIC/ CASE, MOLDED PLASTIC/ TABLE, SHEET STEEL WITH CAST METAL FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 83.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960'S TO 1970'S
Canada: LARGE NUMBER WERE MANUFACTURED BY NORTHERN ELECTRIC (NOW NORTHERN TELECOM) & OTHER CANADIAN COMPANIES BY AGREEMENTWITH TELETYPE CORP.
Function: USED TO SEND & RECEIVE TELEGRAPH MESSAGES IN PAGE FORMAT DIRECTLY FROM A KEYBOARD OR FROM PRE-PUNCHED TAPE. THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE WAS USED FOR TWX SERVICE.
Technical: A MOVE BY TELETYPE CORP. TO CHANGE FROM LARGE HEAVY DUTYMACHINES TO A LIGHT DUTY, SMALL PROFILE OFFICE TYPE BUSINESS MACHINE. ALSO INTRODUCED TELETYPE TO PRINT OUT DEVICES FOR COMPUTERS. MANY EARLY COMPUTERS WERE DESIGNED TO INTERFACE WITH THE 100 SPEED ASCII MACHINES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL READS: '33C1'/ 'SUPPLY INPUT 115V, 60AC, 4 AMP MAX./ SIGNAL INPUT 50V MAX DC/ 0.1 AMP MAX'/ STAMPED ON CASING: '33Cx3/1. L3'/ TELETYPE CORP. INFORMATION LABEL MOUNTED ON REAR CURVED BOTTOM OF METAL MOUNTING PAN
Missing: MACHINE IN VERY POOR CONDITION/ COVER BADLY DAMAGED, TRANSMITTER-DISTRIBUTOR NOT MOUNTED ON MAIN BASE, PROBABLY BROKEN MOUNTINGS/ MISSING LAMP COVERS & FRONT COVER PLATE
Finish: CABINET & BASE, GLOSS GRAY/ TABLE, GLOSS ENAMEL/ SERVICE COVER YELLOWISH-CREAM
Decoration: TELETYPE LOGO ON TOP LEFT FRONT OF INSPECTION COVER

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Teletype Corp., Teleprinter, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1981.0702, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.0702.001/

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