Counter, frequency

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRONIC/PRE-SET
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0546.001

MANUFACTURER: POST MACHINERY CO.
MODEL: P-4
LOCATION: Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4177
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CABINET/ SYNTHETIC DIALS/ METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.3 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 23.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: POST
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Beverly

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: EARLY 1960'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED WITH PHOTO HEAD, MAGNETIC PICKUP ETC. TO COUNT ITEMS, OCCURANCES ETC. UP TO 10,000
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ELECTRONIC COUNTING DEVICE USING VACUUM TUBE CIRCUITRY & COUNTERS/ SHOWS ONE STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTING DEVICES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'POST ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS/ DIVISION OF REID BROTHERS COMPANY, INC./ MODEL P-4 SERIAL 4177/ 115 VOLTS-60 CYCLES-WATTS 80/ 12 LOTHROP ST. BEVERLY, MASS.'/ PLATE ON FRONT:'POST/ Decitron/ ELECTRONIC/ COUNTER/ POST MACHINE CO. BEVERLY, MASS.'/ SERIES OF 8 DIALS MARKED FROM '0' TO '9'/ PLATES ON FRONT READ: 'RESET/ THOUSANDS/ HUNDREDS/ TENS/ UNITS'/ BACK STICKERS:'INPUT/ OUTPUT/ 115 VAC'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: TEXTURED SURFACE ON CABINET/ FLAT GREY PAINT WITH FRONT PANEL LIGHTER THAN REST/ BLACK DIAL RINGS WITH WHITE NUMBERS/ GREY KNOBS
Decoration: SILVER LINES ON TOP & BOTTOM OF PLATES ON FRONT/ DECORATIVE LOGOS ON FRONT PLATE.

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POST MACHINERY CO., Counter, frequency, after 1961, Artifact no. 1985.0546, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0546.001/

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