IBM Punch Cards Used as Templates for Drawing Dotted Straight Lines

National Museum of American History

Object Details

IBM
Description
These two paper eighty-column IBM punch cards were used as templates for drawing dotted straight lines. One card is blue and has four rows of holes, with a row of symbols across the top. The other card is orange and has three rows of holes with a row of stars across the top. One row of holes on each card has pen marks between the holes.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of James J. Williams
1960s?
ID Number
1998.3104.03
nonaccession number
1998.3003
catalog number
1998.3104.03
Object Name
group of templates
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .1 cm x 18.8 cm x 8.4 cm; 1/32 in x 7 13/32 in x 3 5/16 in
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Drawing Templates
Science & Mathematics
Punch Cards
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_694404
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4070-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
IBM Punch Cards Used as Templates for Drawing Lines
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