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OBJECT TYPE: A.C. Power
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2617.003

MANUFACTURER: Edison, Thomas A. Industries, McGraw-Edison Co.
MODEL: 1
LOCATION: West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: unit predom. steel; cable & connectors rubber coated; plate possibly aluminum

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: West Orange

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A power supply unit that delivers AC electrical energy from the electrical outlet to the dictating machine, regulating it to the specific requirements of the Voicewriter, in this case converting it to 9 volts DCé used with dictating machine .1
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on mfr. plate on top of unit reads: "EDISON Thomas A. Edison/AC POWER CONVERTER MODEL 1/INPUT/115 volts 60 cycles AC/0.03 amps. 1.7 watts/(UL)/OUTPUT/9 volts/DC/0.1 amps./Thomas A. Edison Industries, McGraw-Edison Company/Voicewriter Division, West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A./Made in United States of America"; lettering on tag around cable reads: "E-15440/AC-143/Underwriters'/Laboratories/Inc./Inspected/Power/Supply Cord/AC-143/SECC"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. tan; green tag around cable; light brass mfr. plate with white lettering
Decoration: none

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Edison, Thomas A. Industries, McGraw-Edison Co., Converter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2617, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2617.003/

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