The object is a keypunch mounted on a metal desk with a wooden top. On the left side of the desk is a wooden swing-out shelf. On the right side of the desk is an empty compartment. On the back is a small drawer. The keypunch has a German keyboard (qwertz) and other, miscellaneous keys. A control panel on the right side of the object has control labels like DOPPELN, AUTOMATISCH (HALB/VOLL), and WAGEN RUECKLAUF. Various metal plates contain the text MACHINES DE COMPTABILITE A CARTES PERFOREES. The card reader on the top of the machine is removable. The cards it would have contained cards measuring 7.5 in by 3.25 in. A sticker on the left side of the object reads TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ILMENOU. On the back of the object is a plug board with labels in French. A plastic bag attached to the object contains 9 round objects approximately .75 inches in diameter and several wires.
Manufacturer
Bull Company
Identifying Numbers
Other number
120.165Z1
Etched on the plug board on the back of the object
Other number
283.91.20.2
Computer Museum Aachen deprecated registration number written on a piece of paper taped to the front of the object, and also written on the back of the object
Other number
55 UNIS 136
Etched on a metal plate on the front of the object
Other number
Bull Paris No. 244149
Etched on a metal plate on the front of the object
