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IBM D10687 Punch Card Used with IBM Port-a-Punch

Object Details

Description
This eighty-column paper punch card has serrations for easy punching of holes. The columns are divided into eight fields for entering data. A mark along the right edge reads: IBM D10687 Port-A-Punch General Purpose 8 Field. The card was designed for use with an IBM Port-A-Punch (see 1990.0113,02). Several similar cards received at the same time are stored with the object.
The materials in this accession were used in Robert A. McConnell's research on parapsychology.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Maker
IBM
date made
1960s
Credit Line
Gift of Robert A. McConnell
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .1 cm x 18.8 cm x 8.3 cm; 1/32 in x 7 13/32 in x 3 9/32 in
Object Name
Punch Card
punch card
IBM D10687 Punch Card Used with IBM Port-a-Punch, Front View
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