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OBJECT TYPE: AC
DATE: 1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0116.002

MANUFACTURER: Northwestern Bell Phones
MODEL: 411203002C0
LOCATION: China

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.6 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 6.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bell
Country: China
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN 1990S.
Canada: TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINES FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE IN CANADA IN 1950S, BUT WERE NOT COMMON UNTIL EARLY 1980S. THE RAPID ADOPTION OF ANSWERING MACHINES IN 1980S REFLECTS CHANGING CANADIAN SOCIETY: MORE CANADIANS WERE LIVING ALONE, AND MORE MARRIED WOMEN WORKED OUTSIDE THE HOME. (REF. 1)
Function: TO RECORD & PLAY BACK TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER GREETING AND CALLER MESSAGES.
Technical: REPLACING CASSETTE-BASED ANALOGUE RECORDERS, DIGITAL MACHINES CONVERT AN INCOMING AUDIO SIGNAL INTO A COMPRESSED DIGITAL BIT STREAM AND STORE IT IN A MEMORY CHIP. THIS MODEL OFFERS FEATURES SUCH AS MULTIPLE MAILBOXES, SKIPPINGOR DELETING MESSAGES, RECORDED MEMO & REMOTE OPERATION. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Decal on casing top reads "[logo] BELL ® Phones/ BY NORTHWESTERN BELL PHONES/ CLASS 2 TRANSFORMER/ MODEL NO.: 411203002CO/ INPUT: 120VAC 60Hz 7W/ OUTPUT: 12VDC @300mA/ [Underwriters Laboratories logo]®/ LISTED/ 12J2/ E82456/ [logo]/ [Canadian Standards Association logo] ®/ CERTIFIED/ LR94892/ LEI-4 MADE IN CHINA EL". "9739" & "CAUTION/ INDOOR USE ONLY" in French & English text, cast in raised print on casing.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON CASING; BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CORD.
Decoration: N/A

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Northwestern Bell Phones, Adapter, circa 1995, Artifact no. 2001.0116, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0116.002/

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