General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WALNUT BACKBOARD, SUBSET, & BATTERY COVER BOX/ BRASS GONGS, PROTECTOR, LOCK PLATE, SWITCH HOOK & PLATE, CRANK & PLATE, TERMINALS, XMTR COVER, CONTACT SPRING, INSET RCVR, COIL ENDS & GENERATOR GEARS/STEEL XMTR ARM & BRACKET, INSET XMTR BACK, GENERATOR BARS, BATTERY SHELF, BATTERY COVER BOX HOOKS, & INSET RCVR DIAPHRAGM/ BAKELITE RCVR & CRANK HANDLE/ GLASS MOUTHPIECE/ COTTON COATED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length

27.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

82.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. LATE 1890'S

Canada

RECEIVER MADE IN CANADA.

Function

TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SUBSET PLATE: BLUE PAINTED LETTERS ON SHIELD: 'INDEPENDENT SYSTEM'; WHITE PAINTED LETTERS: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC TEL. CO./ MANUFACTURERS, CHICAGO'/ INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC CO. CHICAGO'/ INCISED EARPIECE: 'THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED'.

Missing

XMTR. SCREWS/ CLAPPER/ BIN RINGER/ KEY.

Finish

VARNISHED WALNUT/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS,EXCEPT GENERATOR GEARS; & STEEL GENERATOR BARS, INSET XMTR. BACK, & INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM (1 SIDE)/ PAINTED STEEL XMTR, ARM & BRACKET & INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM (1 SIDE)/ BLACK BAKELITE/ CLEAR GLASS/ RED & BLACK COTTON COVERED WIRE

Decoration

DOVE TAILED SUBSET/ BATTERY COVER BOX HAS A LINE OF DECORATIVE BEAD WORK, IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS SIDES & FRONT/ SUBSET PLATE HAS A BLUE & WHITE STRIPPED SHIELD ON IT.