Facsimile - GEC
Maker and role
The General Electric Company Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
1952-1953
Object detail
Accession number
F197.2001
Production period
Description
Facsimile - Wire photo machine, telegraph reciever 'photo by wire'. Top unit (pre-amp): Serial No.AC119. Centre (main): Serial No.AA119, AE103. Lower (power unit): Serial No.AB119. Comprises 3 units:
1. Top is pre-amplifier/optical system drum control and traverse mechanism.
2. Centre chassis /main unit comprising frequency bridge, amplifiers, motor impedance and motor tuning capacitor, etc.
3. Lower unit is a large power unit, filters/chokes, fusing, etc.
1. Top is pre-amplifier/optical system drum control and traverse mechanism.
2. Centre chassis /main unit comprising frequency bridge, amplifiers, motor impedance and motor tuning capacitor, etc.
3. Lower unit is a large power unit, filters/chokes, fusing, etc.
Brief History
Facsimilie, or fax, machines, transmit scanned printed material, both text and images, over the telephone network to a printer or other output device. Facsimile machines such as this one from the 1950s were used for news media transmission.
The first demonstration of a facsimile machine was in 1851 (1) at the Great Exhibition in London, however it was not until the 1980s that the fax machine became a ubiquitous part of telecommunications for business purposes. The technology has now largely been replaced by digital communication methods.
References:
1 - https://www.britannica.com/technology/fax Accessed 1/4/2021
The first demonstration of a facsimile machine was in 1851 (1) at the Great Exhibition in London, however it was not until the 1980s that the fax machine became a ubiquitous part of telecommunications for business purposes. The technology has now largely been replaced by digital communication methods.
References:
1 - https://www.britannica.com/technology/fax Accessed 1/4/2021
Media/Materials
Credit Line
The General Electric Company Limited. 1952-1953. Facsimile - GEC, F197.2001. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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