Artifact Details

Title

Mechanical card verifier

Catalog Number

102692752

Type

Physical object

Description

Object is a very old card punch for IBM-dimension cards but with round holes. Its function is puzzling: there are two feed stations. The one on the right feeds cards directly into a central hopper without (apparently) either reading or punching them. The station on the left feeds cards under what looks to be a punch unit (there is a chad tray under it) but it is not clear where the punch commands would come from. No manufacturer or other provenance.

Date

c. 1940s

Manufacturer

Remington Rand

Identifying Numbers

Other number 11/530 Brass label on left lower panel
Other number 362770/31 British Patent label on front center
Other number UNIT 33 Dymo label front right

Dimensions

overall: 40 in x 34 in x 17 in

Category

I/O/punched card