The object is a metal panel with a phenolic board mounted underneath. There are sockets for six octal vacuum tubes, all are populated. There are 12 BNC connectors around the edges, and one 29-pin connector on the left side. A screen printed label at the upper-left corner of the top, and on the lower-right of the underside reads, "BUS DRIVER FLIP-FLOP STORAGE RACK SERIAL # 4."
Date
1951
Manufacturer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Identifying Numbers
Other number
00187
Printed on a white paper label on the top center of the panel.
Other number
F4-1
Handwritten on a white paper label at the lower right corner of the underside.
Serial number
4
Printed in white paint on both the upper left corner of the top of the panel and the lower right corner of the underside.