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OBJECT TYPE: utility/attachable
DATE: 1956–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1675.002

MANUFACTURER: Royal Precision Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Port Chester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Furniture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Royal Precision
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Port Chester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE 1950S +
Canada: AMERICAN MADE LGP-30 WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCT OF CANADIAN COMPANY ROYAL PRECISIONS LTD. OF MONTREAL. IT WAS SOLD ACROSS CANADA & SERVICE OFFICES WERE OPENED AS WELL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. IN LATE 1950S, CONTROL DATA CORP. BOUGHT OUT ROYAL PRECISION, CONTINUING TO MARKET LPG-30.
Function: Side table, meant to be attached in the side of the central processing unit.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL SCALE MAIN FRAME COMPUTER WITH DRUM MEMORY. SMALLER & LESS EXPENSIVE THAN LARGE MAIN FRAME COMPUTERS PRODUCED BY MAJOR COMPUTER COMPANIES, THESE WERE PRECURSORS OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN USE TODAY. THIS WAS ONE OF FIRST "OFFICE" COMPUTERS, USED PRIMARILY FOR CALCULATIONS BY ENGINEERS ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

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Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Royal Precision Corp., Table, circa 1956–1960, Artifact no. 1981.1675, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1981.1675.002/

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