General Information

Serial #

24797

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL& PLASTIC, 'BELT'WHICH DISPLAYS MESSAGE APPEARS TO BE MADE OF COATED FABRIC/ LAMP MATERIALS INCLUDE GLASS TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length

76.0 cm

Width

15.8 cm

Height

38.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Merchandising

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SALESCASTER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Linden

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960'S AND POSSIBLY LATER

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO DISPLAY A MESSAGE FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES

Technical

SALESCASTER DISPLAYS CORP. INVENTED THE ORIGINAL ELECTRO-MECHANICAL INDOOR MOVING MESSAGE DISPLAY - THIS SIGN IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THEIR EARLY PRODUCTS/ THE COMPANY WENT ON TO MANUFACTURE ELECTRONIC PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAYS & ALPHA-NUMERIC READOUTS FROM 1977 ON (REF. #1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STICKER "Salescaster DISTRIBUTED BY/ PROMOTION PRODUCTS LTD./ 227 Bridgeland Ave., Toronto 19/ RUssell [sic.] 1-6111/ [AD]VERTISING SPECIALTIES - SPECIAL PROMOTIONS"./ DECAL OR PAINTED ON "CSA Te[st] [L]aboratories/ [APP]ROVED/ 7322/ PORTABLE DISPLAY [?] SIGN"./ RAISED LETTERS IN METAL AT END "SALESCASTER/ LINDEN, N.J."./ PLATE ON MOTOR INCLUDES "SALESCASTER/ DISPLAYS/ CORP.,/.../ MADE IN U.S.A.", "MOD. TL226 VOLTS 115 .../ C.S.A. APP. NO. 5319"/ .2 PLATE 'SALESCASTER DISPLAYS CORP./ 1010 E. ELIZABETH AVE., LINDEN, N.J./ VOLTS 115 AC. FREQ.60 INPUT 0.7 AMPS/ MODEL NO. 29 SER. NO. 24797/ U.S. PATENT 2867050 MADE IN U.S.A.'/ STICKER HANDWRITTEN '141'/ LABEL INSIDE 'Salescaster DISPLAYS CORPORATION/ 1010 EAST ELIZABETH AVENUE, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY [SHOWS DIAGRAM]/ Place the TAPE-O-GRAM around the rollers as shown by the dotted line in the above/ illustration./ If the TAPE-O-GRAM runs too high, press the top of spool No.2 toward the corner./ If it runs too low, reverse this procedure./ Wait at least two minutes between adjustments. DO NOT adjust unless necessary./ 'Oil the motor every three months./ This is model NO.29'

Missing

ELECTRICAL CORD HAD BEEN CUT OFF

Finish

.1 STAND HAS MEDIUM BROWN WOODGRAIN FINISH, BOX SECTION PAINTED PINKY-BROWN (PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL), BLACK & WHITE PTS INSIDE/ MESSAGE 'TAPE' IS DARK GREY/ LAMP HAS TUBE OVER IT COVERED IN MULTI-COLOURED 'PATCHES'/.2 PAINTED PINKY-BROWN ON OUTSIDE, INSIDE HAS 'SPOTTED' BROWN FINISH

Decoration

.1 SIDE SUPPORTS FOR STAND ARE CURVED INWARD IN MIDDLE