Panel control, patch

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0435.001

MANUFACTURER: Electro Technical Labs Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Houston, Texas, 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 CASING

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.8 cm
Width: 300.0 cm
Height: 502.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Analog computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1958+
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: OIL EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT, USED TO CONTROL PATCH PANEL WHICH, WHEN SEISMIC DATA WAS RECORDED AS A SERIES OF ANALOG TRACES, ALLOWED FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF THE ORDER OF THE TRACES ON THE RECORDING.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE - ALLOWED FOR DIGITAL 'PROGRAMMING' OF THE ANALOG SYSTEM. DURING 'PHASE 2' ERA (CA. 1950-1970) SEISMIC DATA WAS RECORDED AS A SERIES OF ANALOG TRACES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING 'MFD BY/ ELECTRO TECHNICAL LABS INC./ HOUSTON TEXAS/ FOR/ ESSO RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MOTTLE GREY CASING
Decoration: N/A

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Electro Technical Labs Inc., Panel control, patch, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0435, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0435.001/

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