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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1957–1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0063.001

MANUFACTURER: Haloid Xerox Inc.
MODEL: 4
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: X20-50989
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS/ LEATHERETTE/ FOAM COVER WITH COATED FABRIC (OILCLOTH?, RUBBERIZED?)

Dimensions

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

Length: 167.5 cm
Width: 61.0 cm
Height: 65.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Xerox
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROJECT SIZE-TO-SIZE IMAGE OF ORIGINAL COPY ONTO PREPARED (CHARGED) PLATE & EXPOSE CHARGED AREA TO ORIGINAL/ USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PROCESSOR & A FUSER, THE SYSTEM COULD MAKE SINGLE OR UP TO 8 COPIES OF AN ORIGINAL, OFFSET MASTERS, IMAGES FOR LANTERN SLIDES OR FOR OVERHEAD PROJECTORS.
Technical: THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM REPRESENTS FIRST COMMERCIAL USE OF THEPRINCIPLES OF XEROGRAPHY (ELECTROSTATIC DUPLICATION)/ MFR'S NAME 'HALOID' FROM 1947-1957, CHANGED TO 'HALOID XEROX' IN 1957 & TO 'XEROX' IN 1961
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE 'PRODUCTS FOR XEROGRAPHY/ HALOID/ XEROX/ PRODUCTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY/ PROD. CODE X-20A SER # X20-50989/ 115 V 60 CY./ A 2000W/ (SEE INSTRUCTION BOOK BEFORE OPERATING)/ THIS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED UNDER ONE OR MORE/ U.S. PATENTS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY/ HALOID XEROX INC./ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, U.S.A./ LIST SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST'/ PLATE 'SSC PRINTING OPERATIONS/ ASC IMPRIMERIE/ INV. NO./ NO. D'INV. 13037/ DO NOT REMOVE NE PAS ENLEVER'/ CALIBRATED SCALES ON SIDE MARKED 50-150 & 'NO 1'/ TIMER MARKED 'INDUSTRIAL TIMER CORPORATION/ NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A.' & 'SECONDS', NUMBERED 0-60/ ON COPY BOARD PLATE MARKED 'PERCENTAGE CHART', 'DESIRED DIMENSION' ON ONE AXIS, 'EXISTING DIMENSION' ON OTHER./ "INSTRUCTIONS: 1. LOCATE THE FIGURE COR-/ RESPONDING TO THE EXIST-/ ING DIMENSION (BOTTOM)./ 2. LOCATE THE DESIRED/ DIMENSION (LEFT)./ 3. THE FRAME IN THE BODY/ OF THE TABLE REPRESENTS/ THE CAMERA SCALE SETTING."/ PLATE ON COPYBOARD: "SER. #50989"/ ON LIGHT HOLDERS: "CROUSE-HINDS/ ½ IN. PATENTED 170/ SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S.A."/ &/ "CROUSE-HINDS/ LL15944 CONDULET"
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED GREY, SILVER & BLACK PTS, BELLOWS BLACK, COPYBOARD SILVER & BUFF-COLOURED
Decoration: N/A

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