Splicer, optical fibre

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL
DATE: 1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0642.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN TELECOM
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: PROTOTYPE
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.5 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 23.0 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 TELECOM
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: USED C. 1976/77
Canada: THIS WAS DEVELOPED FOR WORK ON THE SECURE LINK AT DND-HQ IN OTTAWA, ONE OF THE FIRST FIBRE OPTIC INSTALLATIONS IN CANADA. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO JOIN TWO FIBRES END TO END USING HEAT-CURED EPOXY ADHESIVE. [REF.1]
Technical: THIS TECHNIQUE FOR JOINING FIBRES PREDATES FUSION. IT PERMITS THE JOINING OF VERY THIN GLASS FIBRES ACCURATELY. THIS IS THE FIRST DEVICE TO "DO IT ALL". [REF.1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TAPED TO TOP: 'POWER/ ON/ OFF/ TEMPERATURE'/ PRINTED ON DIAL PLATE: '0' TO '100'/ THE SUPERIOR ELECTRIC CO./ BRISTOL, CONN., U.S.A.'
Missing: SPLICE ELEMENT
Finish: GREY GLOSS PAINTED BASE; SHINY METAL AND BRASS WORKING PARTS; BLACK DIAL & POINTER
Decoration: N/A

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NORTHERN TELECOM, Splicer, optical fibre, after 1976, Artifact no. 1996.0642, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0642.001/

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