Telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0499.020

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 20
Total Parts: 21
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal interior structure with synthetic casing and some synthetic components

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.5 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS EQUIPMENT USED 1968 TO 1990.
Canada: EQUIPMENT FROM CANADA'S FIRST VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS) CENTRE, USED IN THE PORT OF MONTREAL 1968-1990. THIS CENTRE WAS 1 0F 2 MAJOR COMM. JUNCTIONS IN A LARGER VHF RADIO NETWORK CONSISTING OF 6 SHORE CENTRES AND 18 REPORTING POINTS EST'D ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE FROM LES ESCOUMINS (EAST) TO MONTREAL (WEST).
Function: Unknown
Technical: THE VTS CENTRE USED RADAR & RADIO TO MONITOR AND CONTROL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN MONTREAL HARBOUR 24 HOURS A DAY. IT WAS BASED ON STANDARD SHIPBOARD RADAR EQ., AUGMENTED BY STANDARD MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION LINKS AND A SIMPLE SUPERVISORY CONTROL UNIT DESIGNED BY DECCA RADAR CANADA. (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Moulded into the synthetic of the casing: "Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1954 1955 1960/ MADE IN CANADA"/ Printed on the label in the centre of the dial: "RÉGION 514 AREA"/ Handwritten below this: "LA[I]C/ 9801"/ Numbers and corresponding sets of letters running counter-clockwise around the dial.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Black synthetic casing, wire and handset with off-white label in the centre of the dial and off-white numbers and letters around the dial. The telephone hook is a chrome-coloured metal finish.
Decoration: N/A

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