55584 Hollerith punched card reader

Description of Photograph

Photograph of a Hollerith punched card tabulator, or card reader, used on LEO II. The name plate reads '"Hollerith" The British Tabulating Machine Co Ltd'. The white panel on the front is a plug board.

Provenance
Collected by Peter Bird as part of his research for his book LEO - The First Business Computer (1994).

Date: c1956

Photographer: Unidentified

Physical Description: 1 photographic print; black and white

Archives Hub References: CMLEO/PB/PH/2/55584
PJB/3/2/78

Other References: DCMLEO20190531016

Related Topics:

LEO II

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Photograph of 55584 Hollerith punched card reader

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