Object Details
maker
Jonker Business Machines, Inc.
Description
This green vertical file holds five groups of plastic cards with cards colored differently in each group. A small tab is attached to the top of each card. A mark on the bottom of one card reads: TERMATREX SYSTEMS R (/) RANDOM NUMERIC CARD (/) RE-ORDER NO. RN-TC-1000. A mark on another card reads: c 1960 JONKER Corporation (/) GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND (/) PRINTED IN U.S.A. A mark on the rack reads: JONKER.
For a description of the Termatrex data retrieval system, with references, see 1993.0132.01. For a card reader, see 1993.0132.02. For documentation, see 1993.3065.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Transfer from Smithsonian Institution Conservation Analytical Laboratory
date made
ca 1969
ID Number
1993.0132.03
catalog number
1993.0132.03
accession number
1993.0132
Object Name
card rack with punch cards
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 32.1 cm x 26.7 cm x 22.2 cm; 12 5/8 in x 10 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in
overall: 12 3/4 in x 9 in x 10 in; 32.385 cm x 22.86 cm x 25.4 cm
place made
United States: Maryland, Gaithersburg
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Mathematics
Subject
Conservation History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1214018