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OBJECT TYPE: FACSIMILE TAPE
DATE: 1925–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0695.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 1
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: PROTOTYPE
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL/ OTHER METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.5 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 15.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CA. 1925-30 PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED
Canada: NIL
Function: TO RECEIVE A FACSIMILE MESSAGE VIA RADIO CIRCUITS & PRINT THE MESSAGE ON PAPER TAPE.
Technical: NOVEL APPROACH TO PRINTING WHEN RADIO CIRCUITS WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED TO TRANSMIT THE BAUDOT CODE RELIABLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG. PLATE ON MOTOR: 'D-C MOTOR/ MODEL NO. 31531/ TYPE SD/ FRAME 325 FORM A/ V 110 AMP..65/ H.P. 1/17 SPEED 2100/ SHUNT WOUND/ TEMP. RISE/ TIME RATING/ GEN. ELEC. CO./ SCHENECTADY,N.Y., U.S.A./ N.P. 20920-D1 FG'
Missing: ONE FOOT From CA of 11/01/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: back, pr. left rubber foot pad.
Finish: MOTOR PAINTED BLACK LACQUER/ BASE NATURAL STEEL
Decoration: N/A

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Teletype Corp., Printer, circa 1925–1930, Artifact no. 1986.0695, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0695.001/

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