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OBJECT TYPE: 5 BAUDOT/PAGE/KSR
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0714.001

MANUFACTURER: Universal Machine Co.
MODEL: A2-2C
LOCATION: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1805
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE AND FRAMES/ STEEL ROD, PUNCHED STEEL SMALL PARTS AND MACHINED STEEL CAMS AND GEARS/ CAST BRONZE USED IN SELECTOR - TRANSMIT CONTACTS AREA

Dimensions

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

Length: 50.0 cm
Width: 33.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Universal Machine
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maryland
City: Baltimore

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNKNOWN
Canada: NIL
Function: USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE MESSAGES IN PAGE FORMAT BETWEEN GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATE LOCATIONS VIA TELEGRAPH FACILITIES.
Technical: ONE OF A SERIES OF DESIGNS, ALL LEADING TO REFINEMENTS THAT FINALLY RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL 15 TELEPRINTER BY KLEINSCHMIDT AND PRODUCEDBY TELETYPE CORPORATION INTO THE MID 1950'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE READS: 'POTTS MACHINE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM/ PATENTED U.S.A./ APR.4.1911.APR.13.1915.JUNE.5.1917/ FEB.27.1912.AUG.24.1915.MAR.12.1918/ MAY.6.1913.SEPT.5.1916.APR.8.1919/ AUG.4.1914.OCT.17.1916.JULY.15.1919/ AND FOREIGN PATENTS SERIAL 1805 TYPE 12-20/ MANUFACTURED BY UNIVERSAL MACHINE CO. BALTIMOREMD. U.S.A.'/ STAMPED ON BODY IN 2 PLACES 'U M CO/ 15193'/ KEYBOARD: '1Q/ 2W/ 3E/ 4R/ 5T/ 6Y/ 7U/ 8I/ 9O/ 0P/ REC./ SEND./ -A/ THRU S/ $D/ CITY F/ &G/ [POUND NOTE]H/ BELL J/ (K/ )L/ CAR.RET/ FIGS./ "Z/ \X/:C/;V/ ?B/,N/.M/ LTRS./ LINE FEED'.
Missing: From CA of 10/17/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: FRAME AND BASE, OLIVE GREEN ENAMEL/ REMAINING PARTS NATURAL FINISH/ KEYBOARD WHITE WITH BLACK LETTERING & 2 RED WITH BLACK LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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Universal Machine Co., Teleprinter, after 1920, Artifact no. 1986.0714, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0714.001/

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