Punched card sorter, United Kingdom, 1967

Punched card sorter, consisting of 2 main units, a painted wooden shelf unit and approximately 300 punched cards, used to organise cards with punched holes (encoding information about people) in different ways to help in analysis of information, used by Ann Cartwright and co-workers at the Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care for over 20 years in surveys of general practise, maternity services, the needs of the elderly and other groups, and attitudes to death, made by International Computers and Tabulators, UK, 1967.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3163101

Title

Punched card sorter, United Kingdom, 1967

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- card rack: 1486 x 381 x 210 mm; card punch: 978 x 915 x 750 mm, 51kg; sorter: 1232 x 1626 x 1829 mm, 254kg