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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIREPHOTO
- DATE
- 1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0567.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO RECEIVER 301
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 355
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CHASSIS IS METAL/ LAMINATED WOOD ON TOP OF CABINET/ GLASS VACUUM TUBES/ BAKELITE, METAL DIALS, WOOD.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 86.4 cm
- Width
- 55.7 cm
- Height
- 113.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- USED 1936 TO 1978 APPROX. (ACCORDING TO MR. WEAVER).
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
THIS WIREPHOTO RECEIVER WAS USED TO SEND PHOTOS VIA TELEPHONE OR LEASED LINES FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TO THE TORONTO STAR. - Technical
-
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TELEPHOTO MACHINE USED TORECEIVE NEGATIVES, 4-1/4" X 5-3/16". - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 'THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ WIREPHOTO RECEIVER/ SERIAL NUMBER 355' APPEARS ON CENTRE FRONT OF CABINET/ PLATE ON MOTOR BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'ASSOCIATED PRESS/ -- MOTOR/ MODEL 5SMY1B1/ VOLTS 200 CY. 160 R.P.M. 100 A.016/H.P. 2.5 W PH 1 CAP. TEMP./ RISE/ 40 C/ TIME/ RATING/ CONT/ UNITED - STATES/ PATENTS/ ---/ N.R. ---/ ---/ CW 2/ MOTOR MANUFACTURED BY/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. SCHENECTADY/ NY/ MADE IN U.S.A.?
- Missing
- IT WAS REPAIRED AND MODIFIED (ACCORDING TO MR. WEAVER).
- Finish
- RECEIVER IS BLACK.
- Decoration
- DOORS IN FRONT AND SIDES CONTAIN GRILL WORK IN METAL.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Facsimile machine, circa 1936, Artifact no. 1985.0567, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0567.001/
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