Name/Title
1973- Hollerith Wright Card Punch 2600 **Description
Mechanical IBM card punch based on the Hollerith Keypunch Code. This code is similar to braille and was fairly easy for braille readers to learn. (Sighted programmers used a typewriter keyboard.) A label on top of the punch reads "Wright Punch Model 2600, Wright Line, Worcester, Mass. USA." It also lists the key numbers, and letter and symbols code. The card punch has 13 keys attached to a movable carriage. Letters and punctuation marks are made by pressing multiple keys, and a spacing key advances the carriage. The keys punched holes into the IBM card placed beneath the carriage. Eighty columns can be punched. The card punch has a black carrying case. The lid is hinged and has a handle on top of it. A card holder is attached to the inside of the lid. Metal clasps keep the case securely closed.
Height: 5.5 / Width: 4.5 / Length: 18Acquisition
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EBayDate
Jan 10, 2013
