Artifact Details

Title

Sales model of an IBM 1285 optical reader

Catalog Number

102711482

Type

Physical object

Description

The object consists of a saleman's scale model of an IBM 1285 optical reader. This optical reader was compatible with the IBM 360 system and the IBM 1447 consoles. Construction appears to be plastic cast around wood with added details. Model depicts three vertical rectangular cabinets with a horizontal door covering part of two cabinets folded down into a ledge, revealing a keyboard and model rollers inside,

Manufacturer

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Identifying Numbers

Model number 1285 On label on bottom

Dimensions

overall: 5 in x 6 in x 3 in

Category

Ephemera/other

Credit

Gift of Mac McLaughlin

Lot Number

X2279.2002