Test cabinet, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: COMMON BATTERY EXCHANGE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0147.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CABINET/ METAL INNER MOUNTING FRAME/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 74.0 cm
Width: 41.0 cm
Height: 57.0 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 Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930-1950
Canada: MFG. IN CANADA
Function: USED TO TEST SUBSCRIBERS LINES FOR TROUBLES AND ANALIZE FOR LOCATION OF TROUBLE TO ASSIST THE TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY CENTRAL OFFICE TEST FACILITIES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON METER: 'WESTON/ WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO./ NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.'/ ON METER FACE: '[CALIBRATED '0' TO '120']/ MILLIAMPERES/ KS 1366/ MODEL 57 NO. 110328'/ [SEE PATENT REF]'
Missing: HANDSETBRACKET/ INDICATOR LAMP, TOP CENTER/ DESIGNATION PLATES MISSING FROM TICKET SLOTS
Finish: CABINET: HARDWOOD WITH CLEAR STAIN/ BLACK ENAMEL METER CASE WITH BLACK ON WHITE CALIBRATION/ BLACK ENAMEL TICKET SLOTS/ BLACK, ORANGE & WHITE KEYS
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric, Test cabinet, telephone, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1968.0147, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0147.001/

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