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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0818.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predominantly wood crate with metal and fibre elements

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.7 cm
Width: 28.3 cm
Height: 65.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1952-1958 by University of Toronto/ 1958-? by Crystallographic Group in Ottawa
Canada: Memory device from first operational electronic computer in Canada & possibly 2nd to be sold anywhere in world (after Univac to U.S. census bureau). It was used for calculations for St. Lawrence Seaway, design of Avro Aero, and other scientific & engineering projects.
Function: Crate built to house and stabilise a cathode ray tube.
Technical: Williams tube was invented by F.C. Williams of Manchester University, England, in 1947. A modified CRT (hence inexpensive), it was both first random-access memory device & most reliable of era. It was superseded in 1954 by magnetic core. Ferranti's Manchester Mark ! was first fully electronic stored-program computer in operation. Ferut was 1st Mark I sold.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stenciled on proper left, proper right and the proper back: "GLASS/ VERY FRAGILE"/ Stenciled on the proper front: "VCR-B"/ "EAMES [(WEMBLEY)] LTD./ BCM/S[illegible]D/ CRATES"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Light brown wood crate with grey metal corners, black stenciled markings and red written markings.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Crate, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1986.0818, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0818.002/

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