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OBJECT TYPE: 5 BAUDOT/PAGE/KSR
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0680.001

MANUFACTURER: GRIFFITH, R.G.
MODEL: GRIFFITH
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRESSED STEEL, CAST PULLEYS & BELT DRIVES.

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.0 cm
Width: 29.5 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GRIFFITH
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EXPERIMENTAL - NOT USED
Canada: DEVELOPED & MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: TO SEND AND RECEIVE CODED SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS AND TO PRINT THE CHARACTERS ON PAGE (CONTINUOUS ROLL) PAPER.
Technical: AN EXPERIMENTAL PAGEPRINTER WHICH USES AGGREGATE MOTIONPOSITIONING OF A SPRING-LOADED, SECTOR-SHAPED SEMI-TYPE WHEEL. THIS UNIT FEATURES TYPEWHEEL RETRACTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: THREE ROWS OF KEYS MARKED: '[1ST ROW] 1Q/ 2W/ 3E/ 4R/ 5T/ 6Y/ 7U/ 8I/9O/ 0P/ [2ND ROW] -A/ 'S/ $D/ !F/ &G/ STOP H/ SGL J/ (K/ )L/ CAR RET/ [3RD ROW]FIGS/ "Z/X/:C/;V/ ?B/,N/.M/ LTRS/ LINE FEED'
Missing: COVER & VARIOUS FUNCTION KEYS From CA of 10/29/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: GREY WITH CLEAR LACQUER/ GREEN KEYS WITH WHITE MARKINGS/ BLACK BASE
Decoration: N/A

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GRIFFITH, R.G., Teleprinter, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1986.0680, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0680.001/

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