Facsimile machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.0008.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Deskfax
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal and synthetic
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.0 cm
- Width
- 32.0 cm
- Height
- 16.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO AUTOMATICALLY SEND & RECEIVE FACSIMILE PRINTED MESSAGES OVER DISTANCES VIA THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate with red print reads "Canadian/ Pacific/ Desk Fax". Plate with black print reads "TO RECEIVE/ WHEN BUZZER SOUNDS/ 1 Put receiving blank on drum (see instructions at right)./ 2 Push incoming button (Green). Telegram will then be received./ WHEN LIGHT GLOWS WITH BUZZER/ 3 Push stop button (Red). Remove Telegram./ 4 If OK, press acknowledment button beside light./ If nothing received or/ Telegram not readable,/ Telephone [blank space]/ TO SEND/ 1 Prepare telegram on sending/ blank; include CALL LETTERS/ 2 Put telegram on drum (see instructions at right)./ 3 Push outgoing button (White). Your message is on its way." and "TO PUT BLANK ON DRUM/ 1 Turn drum until arrowhead shows./ 2 Slip blank down behind drum and wrap/ around so edge overlaps as shown on sketch./ Slide blank to left to make arrowheads meet./ 3 Roll spring garter over blank to exteme left.". Print above green, white and red lights "INCOMING STOP OUTGOING".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Greenish-grey pebbled metal surface with two silver metal mfr's plate. One has black print and the other has red print. Brown synthetic electrical cord.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Facsimile machine, circa 1940–1960, Artifact no. 2004.0008, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0008.001/
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