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OBJECT TYPE: 5 LEVEL/PAGE/KSR
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0687.001

MANUFACTURER: Teletype Corp.
MODEL: 28C
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BASE, CAST ALUMINUM/ MOVING PARTS PRESSED STEEL/ MACHINED PLASTIC AND STEEL GEARS/ FRAME ASSEMBLY PRESSED STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
Period: NIL - EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE
Canada: NIL
Function: TO SEND AND RECEIVE PAGE PRINTED COPY USING STANDARD 5 UNIT BAUDOT PRINTING TELEGRAPH CODE.
Technical: CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT FROM THETYPEWRITER LIKE TYPE BASKET MECHANISM USED IN EARLIER MODELS AND FIRST EXPLORED IN THE MODEL 26 MACHINE. ALSO A MOVE AWAY FROM COTTON CARRIAGE RETURN STRAPS TO METALLIC TAPES.THE 28 SERIES STRONGLY ORIENTED TOWARD LOWER MAINTENANCE AND HIGH RELIABILITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 3 ROWS OF KEYS: '1Q 2W 3E 4R 5T 6Y 7U 8I 9O 0P/ -A BELLS $D !F &G [POUND NOTE]H 'J (K )L CAR RET./ FIGS "Z /X:C;V ?B,N.M LTRS LINEFEED'/ MFG. PLATE ON MOTOR: 'TELETYPE CORP./ CHICAGO, ILL./ AC SYN MOTOR/ MODEL 5-9030-JT/ TYPE RBS FR.3712/ VOLTS 110 CYC. 60 PH.1/ H.P. 1/150 R.P.M. 1800/ AMP.54 WD.SYN/ TEMP.RISE 40oC/ TIME RATING CONT/ SERIAL NO. 1024438/ MADE IN U.S.A./ BY/ THE HOLTZER-CABOT ELEC CO./ BOSTON/ CHICAGO'
Missing: TYPE MECHANISM DAMAGED. From CA of 10/31/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: BASE BLACK WRINKLE ENAMEL, BALANCE NATURAL STEEL/ KEYS YELLOW WITH BLACK & RED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Teletype Corp., Teleprinter, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1986.0687, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0687.001/

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