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OBJECT TYPE: TELETYPEWRITER CODE
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1333.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: B.T. FORM 243
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER WITH PLASTIC COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.2 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CARD USED FROM THE 1940'S TO 1960'S
Canada: USED BY DONOR WHILE WORKING FOR BELL CANADA. TYPE PROBABLY MADE IN CANADA FOR USE IN THIS COUNTRY.
Function: USED TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PERSONNEL WITH THE 5-LEVEL CODE USED BY TELEPRINTERS IN THE 1940'S AND 1950'S.
Technical: PROVIDED A KEY TO THE 5 LEVEL "BAUDOT" CODE AS WELL AS TO ALL THE POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR USE OF THE "UPPER CASE" SHIFTS FOR EACH LETTER. USED UNTIL 8 LEVEL CODE REPLACED 5 LEVEL IN THE 1960'S. ARRANGEMENT "D" WAS FOR MACHINES USED TO SEND WEATHER FORECAST INFORMATION (THIS ONE IS LEVEL "C")
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING INCLUDES: 'TELETYPRWRITER CODE CARD B.T. FORM 243 14 15 TAPE AND PAGE TELETYPEWRITERS TAPE/ UPPER CASE/ TYPE/ ARRANGEMENTS/ LOWER CASE/ 5 UNIT/ SEGECTING CODE/.../ PAGE/ KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENT C'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Chart, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1995.1333, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1333.001/

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