Keyboard, telegraph

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OBJECT TYPE: MONOPULSE/CIRCULAR
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0698.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 36
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY, KEY SUPPORTS, & SOME WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS & SOME WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 13.5 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: 1940'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: SLOW SPEED TRANSMITTER FOR TELETYPE USE (APPROX. 20 WPM)
Technical: DEVELOPMENT OF A SLOW SPEED TRANSMITTER WHICH TRANSMITTED ON OPEN LINE SIGNAL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON FRONT: 'TELETYPE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MANUFACTURED BY/ TELETYPE CORPORATION/ CHICAGO, U.S.A.'/ KEYS MARKED '1' TO '9' AND 'A' TO 'Z' PLUS '-'/ 'BODINE' ON MOTOR BUTTON
Missing: ONE KEY/ BASE From CA of 10/31/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: "G" from keyboard.
Finish: BLACK CRINKLE FINISH ON BODY/ BLACK KEYS WITH WHITE MARKINGS/ ONE RED KEY
Decoration: SMALL PLATE WITH MANUFACTURER'S NAME ON FRONT.

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Teletype Corp., Keyboard, telegraph, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1986.0698, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0698.001/

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