Intercom

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OBJECT TYPE: TELEPHONE
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0313.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN MOUNTING BASE, SIGNALLING BUZZER CONTAINING TWO COTTON COVERED COPPER WIRE WOUND BOBBINS, STEEL ARMATURE AND CONTACT. CONNECTING TERMINALS AND PUSH BUTTON FOR SIGNALLING. THE COMPONENTS ARE CONNECTED WITH FLAT COPPER STRIPS/ WOOD HANDLE WITH METAL MOUTH & EAR PIECES FOR HANDSET

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.3 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1912-1935
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO COMMUNICATE VIA A TELEPHONE TYPE HANDSET BETWEEN TWO FIXED POINTS. A BUZZER CIRCUIT WAS PROVIDED FOR SIGNALLING. BATTERIES PROVIDED CURRENT TO OPERATE THE SIGNALLING CIRCUIT AND THE CARBON TRANSMITTER IN THE HANDSET.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: COVERS FOR BUZZERS/ HANDSET AND CORD FOR .2
Finish: BASE FINISHED WITH ORANGE BROWN GLOSS VARNISH/ BUZZER BASE, BLACK GLOSS ENAMEL
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Intercom, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1968.0313, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0313.001/

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