General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS TELEPHONE BASE, SHAFT, SWITCH HOOK, XMTR. COVER, INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTONASSEMBLY, INSET RECEIVER HOUSING, & GATE EXTENSION GROMMETS/ STEEL BASE BOTTOM, INSET XMTR, BACK, INTSET RECEIVER COIL ENDS & COVER, GATE EXTENSION ARM & BRACKETS, & WALL MOUNT/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE,RECEIVER, & CORD GROMMET/ COTTON COVERED WIRE/ FELT PAD/ ELECTRICAL TAPE/ GATE EXTENSION BRACKET CLOTH PROTECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

13.5 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

Western Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1931

Canada

RECEIVER & XMTR. MADE IN CANADA.

Function

TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED: GATE EXTENSION: '47C/ PATENTED IN U.S.A./ MAY 11, 1909'; TELEPHONE BASE: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY/ PAT. IN U.S.A./ AUG. 16 04 SEPT. 13 04 JAN 26 15'; XMTR. BRACKET: '20-AL'; XMTR. BACK: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERED EARPIECE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ PAT. 1918 144'/ RED STAMPED BASE INTERIOR: 'T [WITHIN A SQUARE] III 31'.

Missing

EARPIECE, TYPE 144, DEFINITELY WRONG TYPE/ DECAL HAS COMPLETELY PEELED OFF GATE EXTENSION.

Finish

BLACK PAINTED BRASS, EXCEPT INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTON ASSEMBLY; & STEEL BASE BOTTOM, INSET RECEIVER COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LAC- QUERED), GATE EXTENSION ARM & BRACKETS, & WALL MOUNT (PART)/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL WALL MOUNT ROD, & INSET XMTR. BACK/ PURPLE PAINTED STEEL INSET RECEIVER COIL ENDS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN EARPIECE/ BROWN COTTON & FELT/ GREEN TAPE/ BLACK CLOTH.

Decoration

N/A