Telephone, field
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIRE/TRAIN
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0520.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Electric Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- N9A
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BOX; FABRIC HANDLE; SYNTHETIC HANDSET, CORD AND KNOBS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 12.0 cm
- Height
- 24.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Operations
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Northern Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED BETWEEN 1950 AND 1980
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY TRAIN CREW WORKING FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. IN CANADA. - Function
-
USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE MESSAGES FROM A REMOTE LOCATION USED BY TRAIN CREWS IN THE EVENT OF BREAKDOWN. - Technical
-
PRIOR TO THE WIDESPREAD USE OF CELLULAR PHONES, PORTABLE TELEPHONE HANDSETS WERE AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY ON TRAINS. THEY REPLACE PORTABLE TELEGRAPH HAND SETS. [RE 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN HANDSET: 'Northern Electric/ FX/ COMPANY LIMITED'/ STENCILLED ON OUTSIDE & INSIDE LID: 'SS 2460'/ LABELS INSIDE: 'C.P.R. SIG. SHOP Jan.27,1972/ REPD. BY P.O. INS BY A.C.'/ 'RM 43883-6 N9A TELEPHONE SET/ [WIRING DIAGRAM]'.
- Missing
- BATTERY
- Finish
- GREY GLOSS PAINT ON BOX EXTERIOR; BROWN STRAP; BLACK HANDSET AND CORD.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Electric Co. Ltd., Telephone, field, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0520, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0520.001/
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