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- OBJECT TYPE
- rotary dial/desk/single-line
- DATE
- 1978
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.0113.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Telecom
- MODEL
- QSQM 440A
- LOCATION
- London, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Smooth brown moulded synthetic telephone handset & body casing; opaque moulded synthetic dial mounted over brown paper telephone number label; off-white paper disc mounted in centre of dial; brown synthetic covering on handset cord; black synthetic interrupt button. Grey synthetic covering on connection cord; opaque synthetic 'jack' connector. Grey metal base.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.5 cm
- Width
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 10.0 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
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1978+
- Canada
-
Designed in Canada by Bell Northern Research as part of the 'Imagination' series of telephones and manufactured in London, Ont. by Northern Telecom."Dawn" was one of 5 products first offered in the 'Imagination' series, a cooperative project of the BNR design interpretitive group and Northern Telecom marketing. Sold by Bell Canada. (ref. 1) - Function
-
To transmit & receive telephone signals for voice communication. It converts human speech into variations of electric current for purposes of transmission by line to remote or local points. - Technical
-
With no change in standard telephone technology, the 'Imagination' series phones were designed in 1977 to give the customer a wider selection of style and colour. Consumer-orientated product design of these telephones was a direct result of the opening of telephone stores, which allowed customers to select a phone which suited their lifestyle and home decor. These phones used existing telephone technology, but featured new colours, shapes and materials. (ref. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "nt/ northern/ telecom"cast in raised print on base. "QSQM 440A/ -78/ -78" stamped in black ink on base. Silver colour decal on base bears red text reading "SOLD BY BELL CANADA/ VENDU PAR BELL CANADA". Telephone number lablel bears standard markings "1", "2/ABC", "3/DEF", "4/GHI", "5/JKL", "6/MNO", "7/PRS", "8/TUV", "9/WXY", and "0". Paper disk in dial centre reads "REGION/ AREA/ 418" and "658-5046".
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Smooth brown moulded synthetic telephone handset & body casing; opaque moulded synthetic dial mounted over brown paper telephone number label; off-white paper disc mounted in centre of dial; brown synthetic covering on handset cord; black synthetic interrupt button. Grey synthetic covering on connection cord; opaque synthetic 'jack' connector. Grey metal base.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Telecom, Telephone, 1978, Artifact no. 2004.0113, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0113.001/
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