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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/WALL/NO DIAL
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.1193.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: G1
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.5 STEEL BOX WITH MOUNTING BRACKET & SWITCH HOOK & PLUG SLEEVE & TIP (.5)/.3 &.4: STEEL INSET RCVR & XMTR & CONTACT SPRINGS/.4 BRASS XMTR BACK/.1-.5 BAKELITE HANDSET;.5 PLUG COVER & INSULATORS.3 &.4 INSET RCVR & XMTR & INSULATORS/ RUBBER & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/.3 PLASTIC INSET RCVR WASHER/ .1,.2,.4: PLASTIC NO. PLATE COVER & PAPER NO. PLATE

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.8 cm
Width: 7.3 cm
Height: 19.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BEFORE 1947
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.5: INCISED STEEL BOX: 'G1'/ MOULDED RAISED LEETERS WITHIN AN INCISED BOX ON HANDSET: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PATENTED 1922 1923RD 1935/ F1/ MADE IN CANADA'/.3 RCVR: INCISED FRONT:'HAI'/ RAISED LETTERED BACK: 'PATENTED 1942-1944'/ BLACK STAMPED: '2-23-61' & '5-60'/.4: XMTR: RAISEDLETTERED BACK:'F1' & 'PATENTED 1923-29-30-32-34-36'/ RED STAMPED BACK:'8-56T' &'1158T'/ BLACK STAMPED BACK:'11-25-40'
Missing: .4: INSET RCVR/ .3 & .5: NUMBER PLATE & COVER
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEEL BOXES, BRACKETS, SWITCH HOOKS & XMTR FRONT COVER (.4)/ CHROME PLATEDPLUG SLEEVE & TIP/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL:.4 INSET XMTR. CONTACT POINT;.3 INST RCVR RIM; &.3 &.4 CONTACT SPRINGS/ LACQUERED STEEL:.4 INSET XMTR RIM/ BRASS & COPPER PLATED:.3 INSET RCVR FRONT COVER/ BLACK RUBBER HANDSET CORD/ GREY RUBBER PLUG CORD/ BLACK BAKELITE EXCEPT FOR BROWN INSET RCVR & XMTR INSULATORS/CLEAR PLASTIC NUMBER PLATE COVERS
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Handset, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1969.1193, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.1193.001/

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