Telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS/DESK/CANDLESTICK
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0024.001

MANUFACTURER: MANHATTAN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, 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: BRASS BASE, SHAFT, SWITCH HOOK, XMTR. COVER & BRACKET, INSET XMTR. BACK, & TERMINALS/ STEEL INSET RECEIVER & XMTR. DIAPHRAMS,INTERIOR BASE, INSET RECEIVER COIL ENDS, & INSET XMTR. CONTACT SPRINGS/ BAKELITE TERMINAL PLATE, CORD GROMMET, RECEIVER, & MOUTHPIECE/ SILK INSET XMTR.MEMBRANE/ COTTON COATED WIRE.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 11.3 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MESCO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1956
Canada: RECEIVER MADE IN CANADA.
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF OUTSIDE SWITCH HOOK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER, WITHIN A CIRCLE: 'M[ANHATTAN]/ ELEC. SUPPLY CO./ NEW YORK'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERED EARPIECE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ 144'/ INSET XMTR. BACK: INCISED: 'T1'; BLACK STAMPED: '12 3 56 C'.
Missing: BELL BOX/ TELEPHONE BOTTOM PLATE/ 1 SHAFT SCREW/ NOT ORIGINAL RECEIVER.
Finish: NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT INSET XMTR. BACK/ BLACK PAINTEDSTEEL DIAPHRAGMS (RECEIVER; ONE SIDE ONLY)/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL INSET RCVR COIL ENDS/ RUSTED STEEL INSET XMTR. CONTACT SPRINGS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT FOR BROWN RECEIVER/ BLACK SILK/ GREEN COTTON.
Decoration: N/A

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MANHATTAN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., Telephone, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1978.0024, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0024.001/

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