Ribbon, teleprinter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- single reel
- DATE
- 1936–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.0369.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal reel, fabric inked ribbon, and synthetic bag
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.2 cm
- Width
- 8.6 cm
- Height
- 1.7 cm
- 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
- 1938 TO 1960
- Canada
-
REPLACED TRAINED TELEGRAPHERS IN CERTAIN FIELDS & MADE HIGH SPEED PRINTED PAGE COMMUNICATION PRACTICAL OVER LONG DISTANCES. MOST COMMON MACHINE USED IN N. AMERICA (C.1937-60). USED BY NEWS SERVICES, PRIVATE LINE COMMUNICATIONS ETC. - Function
-
Carries ink to be deposited when message is received. - Technical
-
ONE OF A SERIES OF PRINTING TELEGRAPH OR DATA PRINTERS THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY ASCII 8 LEVEL MACHINES USING THE SAME CODE FORMAT NOW USED IN ALL COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS. EARLY MACHINES RAN AT 40 WPM, LATER INCREASED TO 60 & FINALLY WITH MODIFICATIONS, TO 75 WPM. THIS MODEL HAS A HOLDING MAGNET SELECTOR BUT WOULD BE LIMITED TO 60 WPM BECAUSE OF ITS EARLIER STYLE BASKET. MODELS WERE PRODUCED FOR FORM FEED PAPER (SIMILAR TO MODERN TRACTOR FEED) & FRICTION FEED (ROLL PAPER); THIS MACHINE IS FRICTION FEED, TYPE BAR & MOTOR DRIVEN (1/40 HP). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the proper front: "BLACK/ COTTON/ Teletype/ RIBBON/ MID-CITY/ MID-CITY RIBBON AND CARBON MFG. LTD./ MONTREAL QUEBEC"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Clear synthetic bag with a large white square on the proper front with black markings, a black and white design and white markings on orange. Inside the bag there is a black reel with black ribbon wound on it.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Ribbon, teleprinter, between 1936–1955, Artifact no. 1970.0369, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1970.0369.003/
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