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OBJECT TYPE: LEVER/12 PRONG/3 POSITION
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0168.001

MANUFACTURER: FEDERAL TELEPHONE MFG. CORP.
MODEL: 1424-W
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS MOUNTING PLATE, BRACKET, SCREWS, LEVER CAM (EXCEPT FOR.3 WHICH IS STEEL)/ COPPER MAIN & SHORT CONTACT SPRINGS & TAGS/ BAKELITE INSULATING BLOCK & LEVER HANDLE/ EBONITE ROLLERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.9 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: FEDERAL TELEPHONE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Buffalo

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1920
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE THE MECHANISM FOR ESTABLISHING PATHS FOR TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED STEEL BRACKET:'FEDERAL TELEPHONE MFG. CORP./ BUFFALO, N.Y., U.S.A./ PATENTED JUNE 1, 1920' & '1424-W'
Missing: .3: EBONITE ROLLER ON LEVER
Finish: CHROME PLATED BRASS MOUNTING PLATE/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS BRACKET & SCREWS & COPPER MAIN CONTACT SPRINGS (.2 &.3)/ BLACK PAINTED BRASS &STEEL LEVER CAMS/ SOLDER COATED COPPER TAG ENDS/ BLACK BAKELITE
Decoration: N/A

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FEDERAL TELEPHONE MFG. CORP., Switch, after 1920, Artifact no. 1972.0168, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1972.0168.001/

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