General Information

Serial #

2856

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST ALUMINUM BASE/ CAST ALUMINUM MAIN SHAFT & SUPPORT FRAME/ PUNCHED STEEL SMALL PARTS/ MACHINED STEEL & PLASTIC GEARS & CAMS/ FORMED WIRE ROD SELECTOR CAGE/ PAPER TAPE ROLL

Dimensions

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

Length

38.0 cm

Width

33.0 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

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1940'S THROUGH 1950'S

Canada

NIL

Function

USED TO RECEIVE & PRINT STOCK QUOTATIONS ON PAPER TAPE.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF THE ADVANCEMENT FROM THE SLOW ESCAPEMENT SELECTED DECODING SYSTEM TO THE MECHANICAL SELECTOR USING START STOP PERMUTA- TION CODE (MODIFIED BAUDOT). THIS MODEL WAS THE FIRST TO USE THIS PRINCIPLE FOR TICKERS IN NORTH AMERICA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BRASS PLATE ON BASE: '13035'/ STAMPED IN BASE: 'W.U.T. E.L.'/ PLATE ON BASE SIDE: '2856'/ MFR'S PLATE ON MOTOR: 'ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR/ HOLTZER-CABOT DIVISION OF FIRST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION/ BOSTON-MASSACHUSETTS- U.S.A./ RRS 4420 NO. 926 HX/ 115 VOLTS 1.8 AMPS. 1 PHASE/ 1/40 H.P. 1800 R.P.M. 60 CYCLES/ TEMP. RISE 40 o C. CONTINUOUS'/ STAMPED ON SIDE: '30-1' STAMPED ON BASE: 'W.U. TEL.'

Missing

From CA of 10/17/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined

Finish

BASE AND COVER WRINKLE FINISH OLIVE GREEN ENAMEL/ MOTOR, BLACK ENAMEL/ MECHANICAL PARTS NATURAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A