Recorder, Morse

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OBJECT TYPE: SIPHON
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0431.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE & DRAWER/ STEEL/ BRASS/ METAL/ BAKELITE/RUBBER/ WIRE/ LEATHER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 28.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE THAT RECORDED ELECTRIC IMPULSES INTO DOTS & DASHES ON PAPER TAPE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MANUFACTURER'S PLATE ON MOTOR: 'KLAXON LTD./ TYPE/ EK5UB1-W3/ VOLTS/ 100/110/ ~/ AC/ PH./ DC/ H.P./ LBS-INS/ 5/ R.P.M./ 250/ 1ST GEAR RATIO/ 12/ 2ND/ RATING/ CONT/W.S./ U/62/ WINDING/ SERIES/ SERIAL NO./ R 5372/ BRITISH MADE/ 201, HOLLAND PARK AVENUE, LONDON W.11.'/ RHEOSTAT PLATE: 'TYPE T60 CF/ BERCO/ OHMS 340/ AMPS 0.38'/ GRADUATED DIAL SCALE: 'O TO 100'/ 'TYPE SW' ON TAKE-UP REEL ARM/ COTC LABEL '6830' AFFIXED TO MOTOR; '6771' AFFIXED TO RHEOSTAT; '683[?]' AFFIXED TO PULLEY PLATFORM, '6840' AFFIXED TO SLIP SAVER COVER & '6839' AFFIXED TO SIDE OF TAKE-UP REEL ARM.
Missing: MARKING MECHANISM/ TAKE-UP REEL/ INK WELL/ PAPER TAPE REEL. From CA of 12/02/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: marking mechanism, take-up reel, ink well and paper tape.
Finish: WOOD BASE & DRAWER HEAVILY COATED WITH BLACK PAINT/ VARNISHED WOOD PLATFORM/ MOTOR & COMPONENTS ENAMELLED BLACK/ REEL ARM PAINTED BLACK/ RHEOSTAT PAINTED GREY.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Recorder, Morse, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0431, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0431.001/

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