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OBJECT TYPE: 5 BAUDOT/TAPE/RO
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0710.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 14 FP
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: BASE, CASE ALUMINUM/ FRAMES, CAST ALUMINUM/ OTHER PARTS PRESSED AND MACHINED STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.0 cm
Width: 27.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNKNOWN
Canada: NIL
Function: DESIGNED TO PRINT LARGE CHARACTER INFORMATION ON WIDE TAPE. FROM 6 UNIT TELEGRAPH CODE. PROBABLY A REFINEMENT OF A TICKER FOR PRINTING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Technical: ONE OF MANY PROTOTYPES ASSEMBLED BY TELETYPE CORP. TO EXPLORE PRINTING TELEGRAPH POSSIBILITIES AND/OR TO IMPROVE HARDWARE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SCALE ON TOP FROM '0' TO '120'/ STAMPED ON METAL: 'TOP'
Missing: BROKEN CASE SHIFT MECHANISM, MISSING MOTOR MOUNTING SCREWS. From CA of 10/22/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: motor mounting bolts, cover (?).
Finish: BASE, BLACK GLOSS ENAMEL.OTHER PARTS NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Teletype Corp., Teleprinter, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1986.0710, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0710.001/

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