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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0169.003

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FABRIC RIBBON IN SYNTHETIC CARTRIDGE

Dimensions

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

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Assistive technologies
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Teletype
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1930's +; after 1967 as part of telephone communications system for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Canada: According to Ms. Vatcher-Ryan, in Canada Bell would provide teletypewriter so that deaf person (such as Ms. Hebert) with a modem could communicate directly with others with same equipment. Originally this equipment was used by Ms. Hebert's mother, then by Ms. Vatcher-Ryan.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Possibly modified WWII vintage teletypewriter used with a modem developed in 1963-1964 by Californians Robert Weitbrecht & James Marsters, both deaf or hard of hearing; this enabled two individuals to communicate using two teletypewriters. Each user had TTY and a modem. American system used surplus teletypewriters released after 1967 by AT&T for that purpose.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING ON CARTRIDGE READS "LIC. U.S. PAT. 2986260"
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK CARTRIDGE, RED & BLACK RIBBON
Decoration: N/A

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Teletype Corp., Ribbon, after 1930, Artifact no. 2000.0169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0169.003/

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