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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0151.001

MANUFACTURER: Automatic Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
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: BAKELITE HANDSET & TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER COVERS/ STEEL TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER COVER RIMS & INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER/ MICA BLOCK ON BACK OF INSET RECEIVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 6.1 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1951
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN BAKELITE BOTTOM OF INSIDE TRANSMITTER IS THE GENERAL ELECTRIC TRADEMARK:'GE'/ IN RED PAINT ON THE BACK OF THE INSET TRANSMITTER IS: 'D-38309 A', 'EG' & 'A.E.CO.41'/ IN RED PAINT ON THE BACK OF THE INSET RECEIVERIS:'A.E.CO.', 'TYPE 41', 'D5189A' & 'A5'
Missing: WIRE CORD
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE/ CHROME PLATED STEEL TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER COVER RIMS/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL BACK OF STEEL TRANSMITTER & FRONT & BACK OF INSET RECEIVER/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL FRONT OF INSET RECEIVER
Decoration: N/A

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Automatic Electric Co., Handset, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1978.0151, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0151.001/

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