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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/WALL/5-BAR GENERATOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0405.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: N21
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: OAK BELL BOX, BACKBOARD, & BATTERY BOX WITH LID ORSHELF/ BRASS GONGS, CLAPPER & GUARD, CRANK & PLATE, LOCK PLATE, TERMINALS, HINGES, XMTR. COVER & BACK, & SWITCH HOOK/ STEEL XMTR. BRACKET, SCREWS, INSET RECEIVER XMTR., & GENERATOR/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ BAKELITE CRANK HANDLE, RECEIVER AND MOUTHPIECE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 26.4 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 82.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN CANADA.
Function: TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED & BURNT BELL BOX FRONT: 'THE NOTHERN ELECTRIC/ & MFG. CO. LTD./ MONTREAL'/ INCISED XMTR.: 'THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED'/ INCISED RECEIVER COVER: 'THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED'/ INCISED SIDE OF BELL BOX: 'TYPE N.21'.
Missing: BELL BOX KEY/ BACKBOARD BOTTOM NOT ORIGINAL/ BATTERY BOX NOW ON PHONE IS INACCURATE REPRODUCTION- SEE DWGS, ETC. IN SUPP. INFO. (EAD 1996.05.07)
Finish: VARNISHED OAK/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL XMTR. BRACKET, INSET RECEIVER COVER (1 SIDE; OTHER SIDE LACQUERED), & BRASSPLATED STEEL INSET XMTR. BACK/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL INSET XMTR. PARTS/ BLUE LACQUERED STEEL CONTACT SPRINGS/ BLACK BAKELITE BROWN COTTON.
Decoration: DOVE TAILED BELL BOX

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1971.0405, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0405.001/

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