1943 · Optical Tape Comparator · Werk 466 von 1.871

A counting machine with two long loops of punched paper tape running over a bedstead frame of pulleys at speed, the tapes punched with rows of small round holes, a photocell reader between them, a rack of glass valves and electronic counters behind, the tape loops stretched taut across the frame, spare tape spilling into a wicker basket on the floor, the machine in a hut workroom, a single work lamp from above at an angle, the glowing valves and moving tape catching the light, the room behind in darkness.
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