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- Finch Facsimile Transmitter, 1938-1940 - From 1938-1940, the <EM>Detroit News</EM> experimented with a domestic radio-facsimile subscription service. This transmitter converted images and text into electrical impulses, sent over the radio waves--reassembled by receivers in the homes of customers. The idea was revolutionary, however, the process was slow and signal reception was unreliable beyond a mile or two of the transmission tower.
- 1938-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Finch Facsimile Transmitter, 1938-1940
From 1938-1940, the Detroit News experimented with a domestic radio-facsimile subscription service. This transmitter converted images and text into electrical impulses, sent over the radio waves--reassembled by receivers in the homes of customers. The idea was revolutionary, however, the process was slow and signal reception was unreliable beyond a mile or two of the transmission tower.
- Okonite Company Okosheath Underground Cable, 1945-1950 -
- 1945-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Okonite Company Okosheath Underground Cable, 1945-1950
- Forstmann Woolens Sample Book, "Introducing Velperla," Fall 1940 -
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Forstmann Woolens Sample Book, "Introducing Velperla," Fall 1940