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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/DESK/CANDLESTICK
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0029.001

MANUFACTURER: Century Telephone Construction Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BASE, SHAFT, SWITCH HOOK, XMTR. COVER & ATTACHED EMPTY PLATE FRAME, & INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM, COIL ENDS, & BARS/ BRASS INSET RECEIVER HOUSING, TERMINALS, & MFG'S PLATE/ COPPER INTERIOR EAR- PIECE PLATE/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE, TERMINAL PLATE, & RECEIVER.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 26.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1914
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERED PLATE: 'CENTURY/ TELEPHONE CONSTRUCTION CO./ BUFFALO,N.Y. U.S.A.'.
Missing: BELL BOX/ RECEIVER CORD/ TELEPHONE BOTTOM PLATE.
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEEL, EXCEPT 1 SIDE OF INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM, COIL ENDS, & BARS; & BRASS INTERIOR INSET RECEIVER HOUSING & MFG'S PLATE BACKGROUND/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL COIL ENDS & TERMINALS/ BLACK BAKELITE/ GREEN COTTON.
Decoration: N/A

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Century Telephone Construction Co., Telephone, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1978.0029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0029.001/

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