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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

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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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