Card Punch

Object detail

Accession number

2006.257.1

Maker

International Computers and Tabulators Limited

Description

40 column I.C.T. card punch machine. The unit consists of a 3 rows of push buttons (12 in all), numbered 1 ~ 0 and the alphabet letters A and B. The upper unit appears to be fixed. On the left is a chrome curved projection which, when pushed, moves in and out of the upper unit. Cards are then placed within this slot and below the main unit. A card punch operator accordingly punches out the holes into the cards as per the requirement and then these cards are fed into a computer.

Marks

I.C.T. Maker's Mark
MACHINE No. 13/0/4732 / MADE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM / THE PROPERTY OF / INTERNATIONAL COMPUTERS AND TABULATORS LIMITED / 17 PARK LANE LONDON W1 Maker's Plate

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

International Computers and Tabulators Limited. Card Punch, 2006.257.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Punch, Data Punch, Keyboard Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Devices

Production place

London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Computing and Digital Technology

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