PRINTER, SERIAL
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact3786
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- IRON, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19870050001
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1920
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- IRON, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 110.2 (W/STAND)
- Width
- 45.0
- Description
- CONSISTS OF ROTARY WHEELS AND LEVERS FOR PUNCHING ALPHA-NUMERIC CODES ON ALUMINUM CARD BLANKS. VERY HEAVY CONSTRUCTION. RIVETED PLATE HAS STAMPED "MODEL 6153 NO 351480"; "ADDRESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORPORTATION"; "CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN U.S.A." BACK HAS SILVER PLATE WITH "GRAPHOTYPE TRADEMARK". GOLD STAMP ON BASE. INCLUDES 2 PIECES: TABLE, MACHINE. EXTREMELY CORRODED.
- Subjects
- PRINTING T&E
- DATA PROCESSING T&E
- Historical Association
- BUSINESS
- History
- ADDRESOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORP. CLEVELAND OHIO. *UPDATE* NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING IN 2010. SHE TALKED WITH ROGER DILLABOUGH AND LORENZ DROSTE TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERIAL PRINTER. SEE BELOW. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, ROGER DILLABOUGH, THE PRINTER WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF THEIR HOUSE IN COALDALE, AB. THE DILLABOUGH FAMILY THOUGHT THE ITEM WAS INTERESTING SO THEY DONATED THEM TO THE GALT MUSEUM AS SOON AS THEY FOUND IT. NICOLE HEMBROFF INQUIRED ABOUT PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE HOUSE WITH THE LANDLORD AT THE TIME, LORENZ DROSTE. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM AND PREVIOUS TENTANTS OF THE HOUSE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE LEARNED ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND USE OF THE ARTIFACT. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HISTORICAL LAND TITLE CERTIFICATE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19870050001
- Acquisition Date
- 1987-08
- Collection
- Museum
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