Rare UNIVAC 1 VACUUM TUBE CIRCUIT BOARD 1950s Computer Remington Rand logic card For Sale

Rare UNIVAC 1 VACUUM TUBE CIRCUIT BOARD 1950s Computer Remington Rand logic card
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Rare UNIVAC 1 VACUUM TUBE CIRCUIT BOARD 1950s Computer Remington Rand logic card:
$1450.00

For offer is a “UNIVAC 1” VACUUM TUBECIRCUIT BOARD from the early 1950’s.

Produced by Remington Rand for the UNIVAC 1, introduced in 1951. -

Only 46 UNIVAC model 1 computers weremade. This unit is 23-1/2 inches longby 9 inches high by 2 inches wide. -


This rare nearly two-foot long logic circuit boardcontains 10 Octal base vacuum tubes, and 10 smaller tubes. It weighs about 6 pounds. Each of the 10 Octal base tubes are branded with the \"Univac\", \"Remington-Rand Univac\" or \"Remington-Rand\" name on the base. The smaller tubes are of various brands, such as RCA, Motorola, Magnavox, etc. Dates of the tubes are not known. The tubes have not been tested.

The components and tubes have not been cleaned. Some original age related corrosion exists as seen in photos. This is a non-working display unit. Untested. Original \"Remington-Rand, Inc., Eckert-Mauchly Division\" badge label with serial number \"2773 5\" is intact (please photos).


The UNIVAC 1 contained over 5,000vacuum tubes, many of which were made by various different manufacturers. These tubes probably have differentmanufacture dates, I have not checked them.


UNIVAC 1 was the first large scale,commercially available computer made in the U.S., and its technology spawned along lineage of large computers to follow.Univac was the world leader in computers until the very late 1950’s whenIBM surpassed them. Remington Rand went on to make the Univac 2 (1958), of which less than 38 were sold, and many other specialized machines, and was later

This board was originally part of theestate of a former UNIVAC maintenance specialist.-


Included are six Remington Rand punchcards and a spiral bound reprint of the full UNIVAC 1 maintenance manual (164 pages) featuringboards of this type and lots of detail about the computer. -


Shipped to U.S. only. USPS, signature is required.

Please feel free to ask questions. Please read and look at all photos.

This is a non-working, museum qualitydisplay model. The tubes have not been tested.

Don’t miss a chance to own this earlypiece of computer history. --


All serious offers considered.

Thank you for looking

* Background info(The Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC) (March1946– 1950) was a computer company founded by J. Presper Eckert and JohnMauchly. It was incorporated on December 22, 1947. After building the ENIAC atthe University of Pennsylvania, Eckert and Mauchly formed EMCC to build newcomputer designs for commercial and military applications. The company wasinitially called the Electronic Control Company, changing its name toEckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation when it was incorporated. In 1950, thecompany was sold to Remington Rand. Eckert-Mauchy became a Divisionof Remington-Rand. Remington-Rand merged with Sperry in 1955, andSperry merged with Burroughs in 1986 to form Unisys, Inc. which still existstoday.)



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