Cable sample, power transmission

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OBJECT TYPE: BOOK
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0717.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC/ COTTON/ CARDSTOCK/ PAPER

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: 12.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Transmission & distribution
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950'S TO 1960'S (?)
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO INFORM CONSUMER OF CABLE CHOICES AVAILABLE FROM NORTHERN ELECTRIC.
Technical: INDICATES TYPES OF WIRE & CABLE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON COVER: 'NE A NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SERVICE/ Northern Electric COMPANY LIMITED/ Wires & Cables/ SAMPLE CARD'/ PRINTED INSIDE IN PART:'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ WIRES & CABLES/ CONSULT YOUR NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ REPRESENTATIVE FOR OTHER/ COLOURS AND SIZES'/ [description of wires & cables printed under each sample]: "7 OF #24 BARE ANTENNA WIRE/ 100 FT. COILS; #18 FLEX. 1/64" RUBBER COVERED NO BRAID/ WINDOW LEAD-IN WIRE/ 250 FT. SPOOLS; #18 SOLID ANNUNCIATOR WIRE/ 1 LB. COILS OR 7 LB. SPOOLS; 18/2 POSJ-64 CORD/ 250 FT. SPOOLS./ COLOURS - BLACK OR BROWN; 18/2 POT - 64 CORD/ 250 FT. SPOOLS/ COLOURS - WHITE, BLACK OR BROWN; 18/2 PO - 65 CORD/ 250 FT. SPOOLS/ COLOURS - BLACK OR BROWN; 18/2 TYPE C - LAMP CORD/ 250 FT. SPOOLS./ COLOURS - GREEN and YELLOW OR DARK BROWN; 18/2 TYPE HPD HEATER CORD/ 250 FT. SPOOLS/ COLOURS - BLACK & WHITE; 14/2 NOREL AC/ 250 FT. COILS [CORD MISSING]; 14/2 NOREL-X/ 250 FT. COILS; 14/2 NORPRENE NOREL-X (NM2)/ 250 FT. COILS; 18/2 SJ - LIGHT CAB TIRE/ 250 FT. SPOOLS; #14 SOLID RCSB TYPE "R"/ 500 FT. COILS/ COLOURS - BLACK, WHITE OR RED; #14 SOLID TYPE "TW" FLAMESEAL/ 500 FT. COILS/ 8 COLOURS; #10 SOLID MHD DB-WEATHERPROOF/ 150 LB. COILS"/ LABEL ON FRONT: HANDWRITTEN: '194-4'/ HANDWRITTEN ON COVER: '5-10' '194-7-5'.
Missing: ONE CABLE SAMPLE MISSING
Finish: COVER BLUE WITH RED PRINTING/ CORDS MOUNTED ON BEIGE PAPER WITH BLACK PRINTING/ CABLES & WIRES COVERED WITH VARIOUS COLOURED MATERIAL
Decoration: DRAWING OF THE MAP OF CANADA ON FRONT COVER.

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd., Cable sample, power transmission, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1986.0717, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0717.001/

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