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OBJECT TYPE: 5 BAUDOT/PAGE/ASR
DATE: 1948–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0422.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 19
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: FRAMES AND BEARING SUPPORTS OF THE TELEPRINTER DEVICES, ALUMINUM/ SMALL PARTS PRESSED AND/OR MACHINED CASE HARDENED STEEL/ GLASS PLATE/ FELT PAD UNDER PRINTER

Dimensions

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

Length: 91.5 cm
Width: 59.8 cm
Height: 107.5 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: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1948 TO 1965
Canada: NIL
Function: TO RECEIVE & TRANSLATE TELEGRAPH SIGNALS INTO A PRINTED FORMAT ON PAPER PAGE AND TO SEND AUTOMATIC, MAXIMUM CIRCUIT SPEED TELEGRAPH SIGNALS BY MEANS OF PERFORATED PAPER TAPE PREPARED BY MACHINE OPERATOR. OPERATOR WOULD PERFORATE THE OUTGOING TRAFFIC WHILE RECEIVING PRINTED INCOMING COPY.
Technical: A FULLY DEVELOPED COMMUNICATION DEVICE. ASSEMBLED FROM AVAILABLE MODULES, IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE OF THE 1935-1950 PERIOD. REPLACED BY COMPUTER DRIVEN DATA NETWORKS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TELETYPE CORP. TAG ON LEFT TOP OF PRINTER COVER/ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS LABELS.
Missing: GLASS PLATE CRACKED ON UPPER RIGHT CORNER From CA of 12/11/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: MACHINE & TABLE: BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ENAMEL/ WHITE CHARACTERS ON GREEN KEY TOPS
Decoration: N/A

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