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OBJECT TYPE: TAPE/PRINT
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0690.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 37
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 136
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRESSED STEEL FRAME ANDFUNCTION BARS/ STEEL MAIN SHAFT & GEAR/ PLASTIC GEARS/ OTHER PARTS PRESSED STEEL WITH SOME STEEL CASTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.0 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Height: 25.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telegraphy
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1950'S TO LATE 1960'S
Canada: NIL
Function: THE TAPE PRINTER UNIT SERVED AS A RECEIVE ONLY TAPE TYPE PRINTING TELEGRAPH UNIT. USED TO RECEIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS. WITH AN ASSOCIATED OPTICAL AND LAMP SYSTEM WAS USED TO PROVIDE A PROJECTED DISPLAY.
Technical: ONE DESIGN OF MANY, PERHAPS THE LAST OF A SERIES OF MECHANICAL STOCK TICKERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG. PLATES: 'U.S. PATENTS/ 2566031 2624799/ 2568249/ 2577064/ 2595745/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'; 'TELETYPE/ CODE/ LP112TE'; 'TELETYPE SERIAL NO./ 136'; 'TELETYPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MANUFACTURED BY/ TELETYPE CORPORATION/ CHICAGO U.S.A.'/ STICKER ON BACK: 'T076'.
Missing: BASE, MOTOR UNIT, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM. From CA of 10/30/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: NATURAL STEEL
Decoration: N/A

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