Model 28-KSR Teletype Machine, circa 1955
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Artifact Overview
Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine designed for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Printer (Output device)
Date Made
circa 1955
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Teletype machine manufactured by Teletype Corporation and distributed by Western Union Telegraph Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.387.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edw. C. Levy Co.
Material
Metal
Steel (Alloy)
Plastic
Color
Olive green
Dimensions
Height: 39.5 in
Width: 21 in
Length: 23.5 in
Inscriptions
front:
WESTERN UNION
To Prepare Label [...]
Repair Service [...]
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