Qwip Facsimile Transceiver, 1975-1985
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The Qwip is an early telephone-transmission fax machine. To transmit a document, two people established a telephone voice connection--a document attached to the drum of one fax machine, blank paper to the other. The transmitting Qwip read the document line by line, converting image into sound. The receiving fax then reassembled the sound back into a printed image.
The Qwip is an early telephone-transmission fax machine. To transmit a document, two people established a telephone voice connection--a document attached to the drum of one fax machine, blank paper to the other. The transmitting Qwip read the document line by line, converting image into sound. The receiving fax then reassembled the sound back into a printed image.
Artifact
Fax machine
Date Made
1975-1985
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Florida, Orlando
Creator Notes
Qwip Systems was a division of Exxon Office Systems Company from1975 until 1985.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.105.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Foam (Material form)
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Iron alloy
Rubber (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in (transceiver)
Width: 21.75 in (transceiver)
Length: 22 in (transceiver)
Height: 6 in (modem)
Width: 4 in (modem)
Length: 9 in (modem)
Inscriptions
top, (partial): Qwip 1200 Series verso: Qwip Systems A DIvision of Exxon Enterprises, Inc. Faxscimile Transceiver underside [3 Caution labels, one in French] label: This Equipment is Manufactured or Used Under One or More of the Following Patents Pat. 3,872,239 . . . 3,956,587
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