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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-BAR/UP-STROKE/ELECTRIC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0334.001

MANUFACTURER: Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, 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: METAL BODY & WORKING PARTS/ RUBBER (?) PLATEN & KNOBS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS, SPACE BAR, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 50.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 26.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Burroughs
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS AND SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY & UNIFORMLY.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Burroughs' IN GOLD LETTERING ON BACK & 2 PLACES ON FRONT/ WHITE SYMBOLS ON KEYS/ GOLD LETTERING ON BACK READING 'BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN/ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'/ PLATE READING 'DIRECT-ALTERNATING/ VOLTS 85-125/ CYCLES 25-100/ TYPE 5/ H.P. 1/30'
Missing: From CA of 12/15/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL & BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON BODY/ CHROME-LIKE PLATED METAL PARTS/ BLACK PLATEN, SPACE BAR, POWER CORD/ GREEN & BLACK KEYS WITH CLEAR SYNTHETIC CAPS/ BROWN KNOBS/ BLACK & GREY PAINTED SCALE
Decoration: N/A

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Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Typewriter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1983.0334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0334.001/

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