Autocall Office Pager, circa 1910
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This early Autocall control unit was used to signal the offices of engineers working in the Dorr-Patterson Engineering Company. Using telegraphy technology and a spring-driven clockwork drive, it could trigger ten custom bell call patterns. The Autocall Company, founded in 1908, continued to develop fire alarms, burglar alarms, and electrical annunciators until the mid-1990s.
This early Autocall control unit was used to signal the offices of engineers working in the Dorr-Patterson Engineering Company. Using telegraphy technology and a spring-driven clockwork drive, it could trigger ten custom bell call patterns. The Autocall Company, founded in 1908, continued to develop fire alarms, burglar alarms, and electrical annunciators until the mid-1990s.
Artifact
Pager
Date Made
circa 1910
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
88.41.1
Material
Lead glass
Oak (Wood)
Plated metal
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 in
Width: 15.25 in
Length: 23 in
Inscriptions
label: Patent No 936835 and Others Pending AutoCall Shelby, Ohio, U.S.A. label, verso: Dorr-Patterson Engineering Company TIME TICKET Tickets must be turned in each day Date/Job No./Clock No. ..Name Time started...time finished/ A.M ...P.M. Operator / Dwg. No. / Straight Hours; Overtime Hours; Total Hours Approved The Shelby Salesbook Co., Shelby OH." typewritten: Calls 1 - G.N. Dorr 2 - C._. Patterson 3 - P. J. Scmidt 4 - K. McCann 5 - Rob't. Patterson
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