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IBM Spring Detent Contact Tip envelope, November 13, 1954

 Item — Box: 31

Scope and Contents

Sealed envelope for the IBM Open House held at IBM Plant 1 in Endicott on November 13, 1954. The envelope features an image of the Spring Detent Contact Tip, and reads beneath "The parts in this envelope are the components of the above assembly. These units are assembled automatically at a rate of 160 per minute." A block of text in an arrow pointing toward this text reads "Such an invention relieves assembly people of a monotonous and repetitive operation. This makes them available for more creative jobs."

Mark Kulikowski's documentation for this object is located in Box 51.

Dates

  • Creation: November 13, 1954

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use and has no known restrictions.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Binghamton NY 13902 USA