Reperforator & reader
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TAPE/BAUDOT CODE/MORSE
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0055.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Siemens
- MODEL
- T.LOCH.15A
- LOCATION
- Federal Republic of Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 8R3617
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL FRAMES, PRESSED STEEL AND MACHINED SMALL PARTS/ OUTSIDE CASE AND PAPER REELS ALUMINUM/ PAPER TAPE ROLL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.5 cm
- Width
- 28.0 cm
- Height
- 26.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Siemens
- Country
- Federal Republic of Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1950'S THROUGH LATE 1960'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
RECEIVES 5 LEVEL BAUDOT TELEGRAPH CODE THEN PERFORATES & PRINTS THE RECEIVED INFORMATION; THE TAPE READER COMPONENT SENDS THIS INFORMATION TO ANOTHER LOCAL PRINTER OR A DISTANT RECEIVE LOCATION. PROBABLY USED AS A TROUBLE LOCATION TOOL ON OVERSEAS MESSAGES & A PROOF OF DELIVERY DEVICE (TELEX). - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF MECHANICAL DIGITAL REPEATING/REGENERATING DEVICES USED PRIOR TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY. THE TAPE STORAGE ARRANGEMENT IS UNIQUE, INDICATING A NEED FOR PROOF OF DELIVERY ETC. ON THE 1940'S-1970'S COMMUNICATION CIRCUITS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'Lochstreifenubertrager/ T. loch. isa/ aFsSk2651/ 103/ VIII/ 9FSUp2651/ 114/ 111/ Fabr. Nr. 8R 3617/ SIEMENS'/ 'Made in Germany'/ 'M 117V~60c/ S/ 35W'/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'cl.Mux/ IX/ signal-cont./ X'/ DECAL ON SIDE: 'C.O.T.C./ T. 505'/ FRONT: '[LOGO]/ SIEMENS'/ '32 [IN CIRCLE WITH X THROUGH IT]/ E 50 Bd./ 8'/ DIAL ON FRONT FROM '0' TO '120'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- MECHANICAL PARTS NATURAL FINISH/ CASE FINISHED INOLIVE GREEN GLOSS ENAMEL.
- Decoration
- SIEMENS INSIGNIA ON LEFT FRONT.
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Siemens, Reperforator & reader, between 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1982.0055, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0055.001/
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