instrument mount
Date1900-1950
Inventory Number1997-1-0736
ClassificationMount
Subject
Maker
American
Cultural Region
Dimensions32.2 × 20.3 × 20.1 cm (12 11/16 × 8 × 7 15/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA white wooden mount. Affixed to the square base with tiny screws are two additional wooden components painted white: the first, flush with one side of the square, is a thin rectangular block that runs from one side to the other; the second, mounted directly in front of the first, is a tall, thin, solid arch. The arch has within its top half a perfectly round hole, surrounded by four tiny holes, at the top, bottom, left and right, presumably for screws. The paint around the tiny holes is slightly chipped.
Signedunsigned
W.G. Pye & Company, Ltd.
Date: circa 1920
Accessories: 5 accessory parts:
2 magnetic rods with spherical ends;
one brass notch;
needle with tip inserted into cork;
Object number: 1997-1-0662
Walter Hibbert
Date: early 20th Century
Accessories: 7 accessory parts:
2 magnetic rods with spherical ends;
4 brass notches;
needle with tip inserted into cork;
Object number: 1997-1-0661
Panelvision Corporation
Date: 1984
Accessories: single-board display controller
cable for display (1997-1-0686c)
shipping ticket/ hand carry pass dated June 11, 1997 (in instrument file)
letter to Dr. Richard V. Kollarits from William Andrewes dated June 16, 1997 regarding donation of MiniGraphic display and letter to William Andrewes from Dr. Richard V. Kollarits that accompanied the object upon donation on June 11, 1997 (in instrument file)
four sample color prints made with this display on micro-encapsulated photographic paper. 1. man in business suit, 2. woman crouching next to lawn ornament, 3. two clowns painting a third's face, 4. woman in winter hat and scarf (in instrument file)
copies of two articles by AT&T Bell Laboratories staff (Richard V. Kollarits, William, H. Ninke, David C. Gibbon) on color imaging and printing (in instrument file)
Panelvision pamphlet introducing the MiniGraphic multipurpose flat panel display, including instrument specifications, consumer prices, functioning and features (in instrument file)
1984 article by Panelvision employees (Peter Brody Fang-Chen Luo, Paul Malmberg) on active matrix technology (in instrument file)
Panelvision Corporation Fact Sheet, including details of company history and recent developments (in instrument file)
article about commercial debut of active matrix technology from Design Engineering newspaper, June 18, 1984 (in instrument file)
full circuit diagram and schematic for MiniGraphic Display Controller (in instrument file)
instruction manual and description of MiniGraphic Display Controller (two copies, in instrument file)
circuit diagrams and instruction manuals for the MiniGraphic Display (two booklets, in instrument file)
Object number: 1997-1-0686a
