Clock
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIGITAL/AUDITORY
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0824.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National Research Council Canada
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BOX; ELECTRONIC DIGITAL DISPLAY; METAL-ON- PLASTIC TACTILE SURFACE; RUBBER FEET
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.1 cm
- Width
- 14.3 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Horology
- Category
- Clocks
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NRC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- DEVELOPED IN 1975
- Canada
-
JIM SWAIL'S IDEA - Function
-
CONVERTS VISUAL DISPLAY OF TIME TO TACTILE AND AUDITORY OUTPUT FOR THEBLIND - Technical
-
PROTOTYPE LED TO DIGITAL AUDITORY-TACTILE OUTPUT CLOCKS,CALCULATORS ETC. LONG BEFORE SYNTHETIC VOICE CLOCKS & CALCULATORS WERE DEVELOPED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'FAST SET/ SLOW SET/ SECONDS' PRINTED IN BLACK ABOVE THE 3BUTTONS ON FRONT; 'DIGITAL CLOCK' PRINTED IN BLACK ABOVE VISUAL DISPLAY ON SURFACE; '1st Version of Auditory & Tactile P.C. Board attached to Digital Display N.R.C. Aids for the Blind' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BOTTOM.
- Missing
- none apparent
- Finish
- BOX PAINTED TURQUOISE; DISPLAY APPEARS TO BE RED; GOLD- COVERED METAL-ON-TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC TACTILE SURFACE; BLACK PLASTIC BUTTONS; BLACK FEET; SILVER-COLOURED METAL SPEAKER COVER ON SIDE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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National Research Council Canada, Clock, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1985.0824, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0824.001/
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