Stand, switch
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REPAIR AND/OR TEST/STEP-BY-STEP
- DATE
- 1950–1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0607.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Electric
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- TEST STAND: ANGLE IRON AND WOOD CONSTRUCTION; FITTED WITH CERAMIC, WOODEN AND SYNTHETIC (BAKELITE ?) BLOCKS HOUSING METAL RECEPTACLES/CONTACTS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.3 cm
- Width
- 25.0 cm
- Height
- 88.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Northern Electric
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF STAND PROBABLY USED C. 1950 S +
- Canada
-
STANDS LIKE THIS USED IN CANADA. - Function
-
STAND USED TO SUPPORT, TEST AND/OR IN REPAIR OF STEP-BY STEP SWITCHES. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF TEST- REPAIR STAND USED WITH EARLY AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SWITCHING EQUIPMENT. ORIGINAL STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHES WERE MANUFACTURED AS EARLY AS 1921. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " ED 30712-30 G4 " stamped in black ink in lower right corner oftest stand. " 346" stamped in wooden block housing contacts, and mounted on metal crosspiece.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- GREY ENAMEL FINISH ON STAND; WOODEN BASE PLATE PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Electric, Stand, switch, circa 1950–1970, Artifact no. 1966.0607, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0607.001/
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