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OBJECT TYPE: paper to analog tape
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0425.001

MANUFACTURER: Electrodynamic Instrument Corp.
MODEL: TR-7
LOCATION: Houston, Texas, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2314
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS, DIAL CASING, PAPER ROLLER ETC/ METAL CONTROLS & WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 139.0 cm
Width: 89.0 cm
Height: 109.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Petrochemical exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Electrodynamic
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Texas
City: Houston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: CA. 1961-1970
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: OIL EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT, USED TO CONVERT PAPER RECORDS OF SEISMIC DATA GENERATED BY DETONATION OF UNDERGROUND DYNAMITE CHARGE, TO ANALOG TAPE (TECHNO), OPERATOR FOLLOWED WIGGLE TRACE WITH STYLUS & RESULTING SIGNAL WAS RECORDED ON TAPE.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF DEVICE USED TO CONVERT PAPER TAPE RECORDS TO MAGNETIC TAPE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ INCISED BLACK LETTERING READING 'TRANSCORDER/ TYPE TR-7/ ELECTRONDYNAMIC/ INSTRUMENT CORP./ HOUSTON TEX. U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. 2314'
Missing: Several missing components, fasteners, etc.
Finish: MEDIUM GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ BRUSHED METAL CASING PART & CONTROL PANEL/ PLATED PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Electrodynamic Instrument Corp., Transcriber, circa 1961, Artifact no. 1985.0425, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0425.001/

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