Transmitter, Wheatstone

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OBJECT TYPE: TAPE/2 LEVEL
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0692.001

MANUFACTURER: KLEINSCHMIDT
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 45
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MAIN MOUNTING PLATES 1/4" BRASS PLATE/ MECHANICAL PARTS BRASS STOCK WITH SOME STEEL/ SPEED ADJUSTING DRIVE CAST BRASS & STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: KLEINSCHMIDT
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930'S
Canada: LATER MODELS OF WHEATSTONE TRANSMITTER USED DURING WWII IN CANADA
Function: USED TO SEND HIGH SPEED MORSE CODE AUTOMATICALLY FROM PRE-PUNCHED PAPER TAPE.
Technical: EARLY EXAMPLE OF AUTOMATIC DATA TRANSMISSION
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ILLEGIBLE KLEINSCHMIDT LABEL INSIDE CONTACT BOX EXCEPT FOR: '45'/ MFR. PLATE ON MOTOR READS: 'THE HOLTZER-CABOT ELECTRIC CO./ BOSTON USA CHICAGO/ DIRECT CURRENT MOTOR/ TYPE AD SIZE 30 R.P.M. 1750/ VOLTS 115 AMPS..6 H.P. 1/30/ NO. 271125'
Missing: GLASS COVER/ INSERT FROM FRONT OF SENDING CONTACTS BOX. From CA of 09/13/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: front window glass, others.
Finish: OPEN CONSTRUCTION/ OLIVE GREEN DULL FINISH ENAMEL/ MOUNTED ON DARK OAK FINISH WOODEN BASE
Decoration: NIL

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KLEINSCHMIDT, Transmitter, Wheatstone, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1986.0692, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0692.001/

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