Box, mystery
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1977.0728.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bell Labs
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE, ARM & CLOTH COVER MOLDING/ STEEL ARM LEVER, MOTOR & COVER, DIAL & LIGHT RIMS & SWITCH/ BRASS LEVER/ PLASTER HAND/ SILK SHIRT ARM/ COTTON SUIT COAT/ RHINESTONE/ PLASTIC DIALS, SUIT BUTTONS & COATED WIRE/ GLASS LIGHT COVER/ FELT COVERING FOR INTERIOR PARTS/ RUBBER PLUG & BOX FEET/ PAPER TAG
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 39.3 cm
- Width
- 24.2 cm
- Height
- 16.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bell
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- CIRCA 1960'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
NOVELTY ITEM/ "THE ULTIMATE FEEDBACK MACHINE" - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- EMBOSSED & ENGRAVED MOTOR SIDE READS: 'OUTPUT ROTATION CW/ 657-1 RATIO 5 RPM./ SERIAL NO. 33203 59-24/ PAT. APPLD. FOR'/ MOTOR IS ALSO ENGRAVED:'MERKIE-KORFF GEAR CO./ CHICAGO/ ILL.'/ TOP OF MOTOR COVER IS STAMPED IN WHITE:'710'/ A PAPER LABEL GIVES INSTRUCTIONS FOR GUARANTEE, WHERE TO PLACE THE OIL & TO USE ON AC ONLY/ LABEL ALSO READS: 'MERKIE-KORFF GEAR COMPANY/ 213 N. MORGAN STREET CHICAGO/ PATENTS PENDING
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMELED WOODEN CASE, STEEL LEVER ARM, MOTOR COVER & BRASS LEVER/ FLESH TONE PAINTED PLASTER/ CREAM COLORED SILK/ NAVY BLUE COTTON/ GREY PAINTED RING BAND/ CHROME PLATED STEEL DIAL & LIGHT RIMS/ BLACK PLASTIC DIALS/ WHITE PLASTIC BUTTONS/ BROWN PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ BROWN RUBBER PLUG/ BLACK RUBBER FEET/ BLACK FELT/ GREENPAPER TAG WITH BLACK & RED LETTERING
- Decoration
- FAKE STEEL CHROMED DIALS HAVE IN BLACK PAINT THE NUMBERS 0 TO 20
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Bell Labs, Box, mystery, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1977.0728, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0728.001/
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