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OBJECT TYPE: TAPE/PRINT
DATE: 1900–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0028.001

MANUFACTURER: Bunnell, J.H. & Co.
MODEL: 35-A
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3373
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE/ BRASS & OTHER METAL WORKING PARTS/PAPER ROLL/ SYNTHETIC DOME Base layer of metal is lead

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 20.7 cm
Height: 31.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bunnell
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: STOCK 'TICKERS' WERE USED FROM THE 1870'S WELL INTO 20C. THIS IS A LATE MODELSELF-WINDING TICKER
Canada: MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN CANADA AS THIS TYPE USED HERE. UNIT ACQUUIRED CA. 1966 BY CGEC FOR CENTENNIAL TRAIN. NO SOURCE INFO.
Function: TO RECEIVE SIGNALS, CONVERT THEM, & PRINT, ON PAPER TAPE, GOLD & OTHERSTOCK MARKET QUOTATIONS SENT FROM A CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION POINT.
Technical: AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC LINE OF TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION. THIS MODEL IS PERHAPS THIRD GENERATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON PLATE: '35-A'/ STAMPED ON MECHANISM: '[?]L & CO./ [?]S.A./ 3373'
Missing: BOX OVER PRINT WHEEL/ DOME NOT ORIGINAL From CA of 11/05/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: ink cartridge holder.
Finish: BLACK GLOSS PAINTED BASE, BADLY PEELING/ METAL WORKING PARTS NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Bunnell, J.H. & Co., Ticker, between 1900–1930, Artifact no. 1990.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0028.001/

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