Subset, telephone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0125.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 160-A
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- OAK BOX/ METAL GONGS, RINGER, CLAPPER & GUARD, SCREWS, PLATE AROUND SCREW, HINGED HOOK LOCK/ INSIDE BOX: 2 COILS & METAL BATTERIES & RINGER/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE CONNECTORS WITH PLASTIC GRIP GUARDS & LEATHER FASTENERS/ METAL CONDENSERS/ ATTACHED PAPER ELECTRICAL DRAWING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.5 cm
- Width
- 16.0 cm
- Height
- 42.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER 1924
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
ACTS AS A SIGNALLING DEVICE FOR A RECEIVED TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PAINTED IN BLACK WITH A GOLD BACKGROUND & A SQUARE DOUBLE-LINED BORDER IS: 'Western Electric/ COMPANY/ PATD. IN U.S.A. SEE DATES INSIDE'/ PAPER ELECTRICAL DRAWING SHOWS TERMINAL CONNECTIONS & GIVES MODEL/ ENGRAVED INTO METAL RINGER TOP: 'PATIN USA/ MAY 12 1914'/ ETCHEDINTO THE OAK ARE THE INDICATIONS FOR THE DIFFERENT LINES, KEYS & BATTERIES/ NUMBERED INDICATORS ARE ENGRAVED INTO BATTERY TOPS/ STAMPED WITH BLACK INK ON THE SIDE OF THE CONDENSOR: '141H.02MF.02MF IV 39'.
- Missing
- ONE HINGE - RIGHT MIDDLE SIDE OF DOOR/ 2 METAL CONDENSERS
- Finish
- DARK STAINED OAK/ METAL GONGS, HINGES, RINGER CLAPPER & GUARD PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Western Electric Co., Subset, telephone, circa 1924, Artifact no. 1969.0125, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0125.001/
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