Perforator, tape

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OBJECT TYPE: 5 LEVEL BAUDOT
DATE: 1935–1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0694.001

MANUFACTURER: Creed & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 5/PS/C
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 285
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST ALUMINUM BASE, PRESSED STEEL & SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS METER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Creed
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930'S TO EARLY 1940'S
Canada: NIL
Function: USED TO PERFORATE PAPER TAPE FOR AUTOMATIC DELAYED TRANSMISSION OF TELEPRINTER MESSAGES. ALLOWS MAXIMUM SPEED TO BE USED ON TELEGRAPH CIRCUITS.
Technical: EARLY FORM OF TEMPORARY DATA STORAGE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG. PLATE: 'CREED & CO. LTD/ LONDON/ PATENT NOS/ PAT IN U.S.A. 1639212/ [?]NO SERIAL NO. 285/ [?]ERS MARKING'/ ON DIAL COVER: 'CREED & CO. LTD./ LONDON NO 218'/ ON DIAL: 'CREED & CO. LTD./ LONDON/ [DIAL NUMBERS 0 TO 70]'/3 ROWS OF KEYS WITH STANDARD LETTER MARKINGS/ 2 BARS MARKED: 'SPACE'/ MFG. PLATE ON MOTOR: 'VAC TRIC LTD. LONDON N.W. [ON LOGO]/ VOLTS 100 110 AMPS 1/ WOUND SH PERIODS/ RATED CONT PHASE/ SPEED 1650 HP 1 1/1 2/ NO. C.0889'/COVER ON SIDE MARKED: 'CREED GOVENOR 1927 TYPE/ PATENT APPLIED FOR'/ DECAL ON FRONT: 'MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK GLOSS ENAMEL/ BLACK LETTERING ON KEYS/ YELLOW DIAL & KEYS
Decoration: FRONT DECAL

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Creed & Co. Ltd., Perforator, tape, circa 1935–1936, Artifact no. 1986.0694, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0694.001/

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