Western Electric Page Printer, Model 1A, 1917-1925
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Artifact Overview
A telegraph printer (or teleprinter) was used to send and receive messages over a variety of communications channels. Early models were used with telegraph cables, while later models interfaced with computing networks. Popular in news media outlets for their rapidity in circulating up-to-the-minute information, these printers have now been replaced by Internet-capable computers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telegraph printer
Date Made
1917-1925
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.25.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of AT & T.
Material
Composition (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 19.75 in
Width: 8.75 in
Length: 13.75 in
Inscriptions
label, front:
[first line illegible]
Manufactured by
Western Electric Company Incorporated
Multiplex Printer - 1A
label, side:
Patented in U.S.A.
June 16, 1914 . . . Feb. 13, 1917
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