Back Infra-Red Scorer (AA)

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IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

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ipdb_id
6463 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (8 fields)

ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 3-A-20c used
ipdb.notes
IPDB On March 16, 1942, the War Production Board ordered the shutdown of all manufacture of pinball games, jukeboxes, weighing machines, and other amusement machines, effective May 1, 1942, to concentrate materials for the war effort. Approximately thirty companies, mostly in the Chicago area, and employing about 10,000 people, were affected by this order. Eleven of the thirty companies were already producing parts for bomb sights, artillery shells, parts for airplane gun turrets, and other war items. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB This is a US Navy anti-aircraft gun infrared scorer. It is a metal box with dials and knobs on its front and measures approximately 18 by 9 by 11 inches. This item was manufactured during World War II. The identification plate screwed onto the item indicates: Special Devices Division USN Bureau of Aeronautics Device Number 3-A-20c Contract No. NOa(s)4343 Serial Number 655 INFRA-RED SCORER (AA) Manufactured by J.H. Keeney & Co., Inc. Chicago, Illinois used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog j-h-keeney-and-company-incorporated used
title
Flipcommons Catalog infra-red-scorer-aa used
name
Flipcommons Catalog Infra-Red Scorer (AA) used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog infra-red-scorer-aa used