Artifact Details

Title

Brown Nu.kote ribbon cartridge

Catalog Number

102729636

Type

Physical object

Description

"Medium brown nylon" is printed in white on the back of the cartridge. There are also two spools on the cartridge with directional arrows. The box for the cartridge indicates that it is for an "IBM Selectric Model 72 Typewriter". 9/16" x 12 yards of Nylon ribbon contained in the cartridge.

Manufacturer

International Business Machines (IBM)

Identifying Numbers

Other number 1136030 Reorder No. printed in white on the back of the cartridge
Other number 2,986.260 Pat. No. imprinted into the back of the ribbon cartridge
Other number L4 Printed in white on the back of the cartridge beneath the reorder No.

Category

Miscellaneous/consumables

Credit

Gift of Donald Knuth

Lot Number

X2221.2002