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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS/STEEL/DESK/CANDLESTICK
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0031.001

MANUFACTURER: American Electric Telephone Co.
MODEL: A 94196 R
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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 XMTR. COVER & BRACKET, & INSET RECEIVER HOUSING/ STEEL BASE, SHAFT, SWITCH HOOK & CONTACT SPRING, SCREW & PLATE, INTERIOR BOTTOM, & INSET RECEIVER BARS, COIL ENDS, & DIAPHRAGM/ CERAMIC MOUTH- PIECE/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ BAKELITE 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: 12.4 cm
Height: 29.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: American Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1930's
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC TEL. CO./ CHICAGO, ILL./ PATENTED/ A 94196 R [MODEL NO. ON ATTACHED PLATE]'/ BLACK STAMPED MOUTH- PIECE: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC CHICAGO, X'/ INCISED INTERIOR BASE PLATE: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC TELEPHONE CO./ PATENTED'/ INCISED INSET RECEIVER: 'T5Z'.
Missing: BELL BOX
Finish: NICKEL PLATED BRASS XMTR. COVER & BRACKET; & STEEL INSET RECEIVER COILS, BOTTOM SCREW & PLATE, & CONTACT SPRING/ BRASS PLATED STEEL BASE, SHAFT, & SWITCH HOOK/ BLACK PAINTED BRASS INSET RECEIVER HOUSING; & STEELINSET RECEIVER BARS & DIAPHRAGM (BOTH SIDES), & INTERIOR BASE BOTTOM/ PURPLE PAINTED NICKELPLATED STEEL COIL ENDS/ WHITE GLAZED CERAMIC/ BLACK BAKELITE/ BROWN COTTON
Decoration: CUT OUT OF THE SWITCH HOOK ENDS ARE TWO SHIELDS/ CROSS- HATCHED XMTR. BRACKET BOTTOM & ADJUSTMENT KNOB.

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American Electric Telephone Co., Telephone, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1978.0031, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0031.001/

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