General Information

Serial #

3416

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BASE, PUNCH COVER AND PUNCH DIE SUPPORTING PARTS, CAST AND MACHINED BRASS/ PUNCH PINS, DIE AND MOVING PARTS, MACHINED STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

16.5 cm

Width

11.4 cm

Height

7.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telegraphy

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Elliott

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

APPROX. 1890-1920

Canada

PROBABLY INDICATES WE MADE USE OF UNDERSEA CABLE SYSTEMS IN THE EARLY 1900'S.

Function

USED TO MANUALLY PERFORATE PAPER TAPE WITH A PATTERN THAT COULD BE READ BY AN ELECTRO/MECHANICAL READER THAT WOULD KEY A TELEGRAPH LINE OR RADIO TRANSMITTER WITH MORSE CODE. THE ARRANGEMENT OF PERFORATED HOLES THAT ARE READ IS KNOWN AS THE WHEATSTONE SYSTEM.

Technical

THE INPUT DEVICE USED TO SEND THE FIRST FORM OF AUTO- MATIC MESSAGE TRANSMISSION. ONE MIGHT CALL IT THE FORERUNNER OF DATATRANS- MISSION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED ON PUNCH DIE SUPPORT: 'ELLIOTT BROS. LONDON NO. 3416'/ PAINTED ON TOP: '3'

Missing

A BASE TO ALLOW THE KEYS TO BE FULLY DEPRESSED/ RUBBER KEY STOPS UNDER THE KEYS/ PAPER TENSION ARM, SCREW MOUNT AND SPRING/ PAPER TAPE SPOOL AND MOUNT.

Finish

PUNCH BLOCK SUPPORT AND ADVANCE WHEEL COVER, NATURAL BRASS. BRASS CASTINGS HAVE BEEN CHEMICALLY TREATED, SIMILAR TO ANODIZING.

Decoration

N/A