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OBJECT TYPE
ELECTRONIC
DATE
1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1998.0313.001
MANUFACTURER
TELXON
MODEL
PTC-790/RFO-83-065/64
LOCATION
Houston, Texas, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
8104-84-16579
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 SYNTHETIC CASING, BUTTON, PARTS; METAL PARTS/.2 SYNTHETIC CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length
28.0 cm
Width
15.0 cm
Height
9.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Lighting Technology
Category
Miscellaneous
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
TELXON
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Texas
City
Houston

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1985-1990
Canada
EQUIPMENT USED BY GAS PRODUCER & DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUALREPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.
Function
INSTRUMENT USED BY GAS COMPANY PERSONNEL TO READ GAS METER.
Technical
THIS IS EXAMPLE OF "PORTA PROCESSOR", ELECTRONIC METER READER USED 1985 TO 1990 BY CONSUMERS' GAS. IT WAS REPLACED IN 1990 BY "ITRON" SYSTEM WHICH USES "DATA CAP" HAND HELD RECORDER.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 GREY LETTERING ON FRONT READS "TELXON PTC-790"; LABEL ON BACK READS "TELXON MADE IN U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. 8104-84-16579/ MODEL RFO 83-65/64"; LABEL WITH U.S & FOREIGN PATENT INFO. (SEE LIST N SUPP. INFO.); BARCODE LABEL READING "698163/ 01/29/90"; BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON BUTTONS; LABELS READING "SPARE" & "110"
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
.1 BLACK WITH BLUE, RED, WHITE BUTTONS, WHITE CONTROL FUNCTION LABEL/.2 BLACK WITH METALLIC HARDWARE
Decoration
N/A

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