Artifact Details

Description

This is a replica of a 1919 Eccles-Jordan flip-flop using components typical of that era. This was featured in IEEE Spectrum magazine June 2018 issue. Has two General Electric for Brand RCA-Radiotron
model UV 201A tubes, two relays (Morse and J.H. Brunnell) with wooden bases, two small 6V incandescent light bulbs, two push buttons, and six resistors in glass packages. All are mounted on a black painted plywood base.. Battery connectors are labelled "6V filament", "9 volt trigger", "63V grid bias", "99V Anode". The Brunnell relay has a US Navy logo on its base.

Date

2018

Manufacturer

Brewster, Richard

Place Manufactured

Cutchoque, NY, USA

Identifying Numbers

Model number

2-3

Stamped onto label on solenoid

Dimensions

overall: 5 in x 16 3/4 in x 17 1/2 in