Morkrum Green Code Telegraph Printer, Model 5-A, 1919-1923
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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 Popular in news media outlets for their rapidity in circulating up-to-the-minute information, these printers have now been replaced by Internet-capable computers.
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 Popular in news media outlets for their rapidity in circulating up-to-the-minute information, these printers have now been replaced by Internet-capable computers.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
Telegraph Printer
Date Made
1919-1923
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.25.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of AT & T.
Material
Iron alloy
Copper alloy
Hard Rubber
Rubber (Material)
Nickel alloy
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 11 in
Length: 14.5 in
Inscriptions
front: The Morkrum Printing Telegraph Morkrum Company Chicago Patented Aug. 6 1907 May 19 1908 July 27, 1909,(2) Other Patents Pending plaque, front: Western Union Telegraph Co. Multiplex Printer 5-A Serial No. 1267 Patented in U.S.A. 9-26-11 4-27-15 9-19-16 7-3-17
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