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OBJECT TYPE: TAPE/PRINT
DATE: 1900–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0026.001

MANUFACTURER: Edison, T.A. Inc.
MODEL: 35-A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 11072
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BASE/ BRASS & OTHER METAL WORKING PARTS/PAPER TAPE ROLL/ SYNTHETIC DOME

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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Weight: N/A
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Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: STOCK 'TICKERS' WERE USED FROM 1870'S WELL INTO 20C. THIS ISA LATE MODEL OF THE SELF-WINDING TICKER.
Canada: THIS TYPE USED IN CANADA. THIS UNIT ACQUIRED CA. 1966 BY CGEC FOR CENTENNIAL TRAIN. NO INFORMATIONON SOURCE.
Function: TO RECEIVE SIGNALS, CONVERT THEM, & PRINT ON PAPER TAPE, GOLD & OTHER STOCK MARKET QUOTATIONS SENT FROM A CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE.
Technical: AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A SPECIFIC LINE OF TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION. THIS MODEL IS PERHAPS THE THIRD GENERATION OF TICKERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON MECHANISM: 'MFD. BY/ T.A. EDISON. INC./ 11072'/ STAMPED ON PLATE: '35-A'.
Missing: DOME NOT ORIGINAL From CA of 11/05/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: paper roll axle (holder).
Finish: BLACK GLOSS PAINTED BASE, RE-PAINTED, NOT ORIGINAL/ OTHERMETAL NATURAL.
Decoration: N/A

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Edison, T.A. Inc., Ticker, between 1900–1930, Artifact no. 1990.0026, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1990.0026.001/

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