[GreenKeys] ticker tape ID continued

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Gil:

The standard ticker tape format was letters in the top row and numbers 
in the bottom row.
That makes it easy to search for the ticker symbol letters without being 
distracted by the numbers.
Since they all printed the tape that way it may be difficult to tell 
which printer was used.

Another way to look at it would be by the patents.
Black Friday, Sep 24, 1869 spurred the development of the Edison 
Universal tickers which were all patented by 1873.

The Phelps aka Self Winding, Burry & NY Quotation tickers had replaced 
the Universal tickers by October 29, 1929.
http://www.prc68.com/I/StkTckPat.shtml#SW

That spurred the development of the 5A which was used up to the 1960s.
http://www.prc68.com/I/WU5A.shtml

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com


gil at baudot.net wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> I am still trying to find info on the machine that produced the ticker
> tape in the following pictures -- the tape pieces are said to have come
> from October 1929.
> http://www.baudot.net/gil/Unknown-Ticker-Tape-003.jpg
> http://www.baudot.net/gil/Unknown-Ticker-Tape-007.jpg
>
>
> I have not really looked into tickers much in the past, but from the
> responses of some folks on greenkeys, and some digging around, I have
> learned a lot more about them.  I did not know the story behind the
> crash of 29 and how the tickers could not keep up with the trading
> volume.  Interesting little machines.
>
>
> If the ticker tapes in the pictures are indeed from 1929, it sounds like
> they should have come from one of the old spring or motor-driven "glass
> dome" tickers, perhaps the universal or self-winding ticker:
> http://www.antiquecircus.com/html/tickers.html
> http://edison.rutgers.edu/ticker.htm
> http://www.lostwackys.com/tickers/self-winding-tickers.htm
> http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/western-union-universal-stock-ticker
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=603561061753260739#
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7109822530630001313#
>
>
> The much faster "Black Box" ticker, developed by Teletype, apparently
> didn't see service until at least 1930:
> http://www.edisonticker.com/black-box-stock-ticker/
> http://www.edisonticker.com/black-box-stock-ticker/guts.htm
> http://www.prc68.com/I/WU5A.shtml
>
>
> I have been surprised that I have not been able to find any detailed
> images of ticker tape.  You would think that a lot of it would have
> survived.  I have not really found confirmation on tape width either.
> Some mention has been made of 3/4 inch, but I don't know for sure.
>
>
> Two things bother me about the tapes in the picture:
> 1) they are 11/16" wide, which may or may not be correct for the older
> glass tickers.
> 2) the text impression looks very crisp, and makes me wonder if it is
> from a later machine.
> But I am just guessing about this.
>
>
> I am wondering if the text impressions of the older ticker machines
> would be denser, as in this clip:
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6984170521861020996#
>
>
> Could the tape in the picture possibly be from a later machine?
> Can anyone who has a 5-A or later machine send pics of printed output or
> the typewheel?
> Can anyone who has an earlier machine send pics of printed output or the
> typewheel?
> Can anyone confirm tape width on any ticker?  I'm not even certain of
> the tape size used in the 5-A.
>
>
> The scrap of page printer copy could have come from a Model 12 (news
> wire service) or from a
> "Broad Tape" bulletin printer (financial news wire service).
>
>
> Broad Tape ticker was a "page printer" that use a 5-inch wide paper
> roll.
> http://www.lostwackys.com/tickers/dow-jones/
>
>
> To anyone here who has a broad tape machine, or a model 12, can you send
> me any samples of printed output?  I am guessing that that early machine
> only had one typeface -- it that true?
>
>
> thanks for any info you guys might have,
>
>
> gil
>
>
>
> gil smith
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> gil at baudot.net
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