The object appears to be the controller portion of a magnetic tape subsystem. It consists of a number of components housed in a metal cabinet. A maintenance sticker on the side of the object has a date of 1986 and a location of San Francisco.
Manufacturer
Burroughs Corporation
Identifying Numbers
Other number
101521532 RW
Handwritten in pencil on the back of the unit in the upper right corner
Other number
B9499-101521532R
Written on a paper label on the inside of the door of the metal cabinet