Panel, switching

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OBJECT TYPE: 12 SWITCH/12 LAMP/3 POSITION
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0026.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 300
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 79909-G1
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE, SCREW BLOCK & LAMP INSULATORS/ BRASS SWITCH BRACKETS, SCREW PLATES, TERMINALS, TOP PANELS, SWITCH CAM, SIDE LOCKING SCREW & PLATE/ COPPER LAMPS & SWITCH SPRINGS/ BAKELITE LEVER KNOBS, TERMINAL PLATE, SWITCH WASHERS/ GLASS LAMP COVERS/ PAPER LAMP PROTECTORS/ COTTON & TAPE WRAPPED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1914
Canada: Unknown
Function: CONTAINS SWITCHES & LAMPS USED TO CONNECT & INDICATE VARIOUS TELEPHONE LINES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED INTERIOR FRONT PANEL & BOX:'300'/ WHITE STAMPED FRONT INTERIOR BOX:'79909-G1'/ INCISED BRASS SWITCH BRACKETS:'PATENTED 1914' & '532-B6'/ BLACK STAMPED BRASS PLATED BRASS SWITCH BRACKET:'532-B6'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED WOODEN CASE (PAINTED GREY), SCREW BLOCK & INSULATORS/ GREY PAINTED BRASS SCREW PLATES & SIDE LOCKING SCREW & PLATE/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS SWITCH BRACKETS & TERMINALS & COPPER SWITCH SHORT SPRINGS/ BRASS PLATED BRASS SWITCH CAM, TOP PANEL, & ONE SWITCH BRACKET/ BRASS PLATED COPPER LAMPS/BLACK BAKELITE PLATE WITH WHITE LETTERS/ GREEN, BLUE & BROWN GLASS/ GREY PAPER/ BROWN LACQUERED TAPE/ *
Decoration: TWO INCISED RECTANGLES (ONE INSIDE THE OTHER) WITH R ROUNDED CORNERS ON EACH SIDE OF THE BOX

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Unknown Manufacturer, Panel, switching, after 1914, Artifact no. 1976.0026, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0026.001/

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