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OBJECT TYPE: PAY STATION
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0155.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: G3
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC HANDLE, RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS & WIRE COVERING/ INSET RECEIVER: ALUMINUM COVER WITH PLASTIC BACK/ INSET TRANSMITTER: COPPER, BRASS, STEEL & SILK/ METAL WIRE SHIELDING/ BRASS FERRULE & BAND ON WIRE COVERING/ COTTON PADDING FOR INSET RECEIVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.2 cm
Width: 5.6 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1962 TO PRESENT
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON HANDSET IS: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ G-3/ MADE IN CANADA'/ EMBOSSED ON BACK OF INSET RECEIVER IS: 'MADE INCANADA/ NE-U1/ PATENTED 1953'/ STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE SIDE OF THE INSET RECEIVER IS: '2-25-72'/ EMBOSSED ON BACK OF THE INSET TRANSMITTER IS: 'T1/ MADE IN CANADA'/ STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE BACK OF THE INSET TRANSMITTER IS: '2-62/ PAT 1955'/ ENGRAVED INTO BRASS BAND IS: 'H4DA/ 72'
Missing: N/A
Finish: GLOSSY BLACK PLASTIC HANDSET/ GREY PLASTIC INSET RECEIVERBACK/ LACQUERED STEEL INSET TRANSMITTER RIM/ STEEL PAINTED BLACK INSET TRANSMITTER FRONT
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Handset, circa 1962, Artifact no. 1978.0155, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0155.001/

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