Reperforator

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OBJECT TYPE: TAPE/MORSE
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0324.001

MANUFACTURER: Creed & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1146
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL BASE/ SHEET METAL/ STEEL/ METAL/ BAKELITE/ PORCELAIN/ RUBBER/ GLASS/ WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 24.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Creed
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE THAT RECEIVED SIGNALS PRECISELY SIMILAR TO THE TAPE PASSED THROUGH THE TRANSMITTER AT THE SENDING END. MORSE SIGNALS WERE PUNCHED INTO THE TAPE.
Technical: ENABLED SYSTEMS TO OPERATE AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED WHILEREDUCING THE NUMBER OF OPERATORS. ALSO PERMITTED SIGNALS TO BE RECORDED AS THEYWERE RECEIVED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FRONT MANUFACTURER'S PLATE: 'CREED & CO. LTD./ LONDON/ PAT NOS. 165820/19/ 165821/19/ NO.1146'/ MOTOR PLATE: 'TYPE 15 MOTOR NO. 131715 P.O. NO./ V100/120 DC A1/8/ H.P.1/8 R.P.M. 1450/ THE CROYDON ENG. CO. LTD./ CROYDON,ENGLAND.'/ SLIDE RESISTOR CIRCULAR PLATES: 'RESISTANCE IN' & 'A/ W/ OHMS 1500/ NO. 19071/ V'/ RELAY: 'CREED & CO. LTD./ A/ NO./ 4836/ BRIT PAT/ 172717/ 235300'/ LEFT SIDE TERMINAL BLOCK: '1 TO 10'/ COTC LABLE '7419' AFFIXED TO BASE RIGHT/ '2' STAMPED ONTO FRONT MANUFACTURER'S PLATE.
Missing: PAPER TAPE From CA of 10/29/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: all pr. right rubber pads and back, pr. left.
Finish: BASE & MAJORITY OF COMPONENTS ENAMELLED BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Creed & Co. Ltd., Reperforator, before 1940, Artifact no. 1978.0324, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0324.001/

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