Subset, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1951–1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0378.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N500 CG
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BIRCH BOX/ BRASS GONGS, RINGER, CLAPPER & GUARD, GENERATING CRANK, PUSH BUTTON, SCREWS, WASHERS, PLATES & HINGES/ PLASTIC CRANK HANDLE/ PLASTIC & COTTON WRAPPED WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 11.4 cm
Height: 24.1 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: C. 1951-1957
Canada: Unknown
Function: THE MAGNETO BELL CONSISTS OF A GENERATOR WHICH PRODUCES THE CURRENT FOR SIGNALLING, AND RINGER MOVEMENT & BELLS FOR RECEIVING THE TRANSMISSION SIGNALS (SEE BALDWIN)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED INTO BOX'S OAK FRONT IS: ‘Northern Electric/ MADE IN CANADA' (SURROUNDED BY A BORDER)/ ON INSIDE LID IN WHITE IS: ‘N500CG/ [3 horizontal lines on top of each other] 55'; STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE INDUCTION COIL IS: ‘IND 104A/ 11-9-53'; STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE BIN RINGER IS: ‘12-30-53'; STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE CONVERTER IS: 41 BN/ [3 horizontal lines on top of each other]/ 54'/ ON THE BACK IN WHITE IS: ‘N500CG'
Missing: .3-.6 MISSING CRANK HANDLE/ .7 MISSING CRANK HANDLE
Finish: ALL EXTERIOR PARTS PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: BOX IS TONGUE & GROOVE CONSTRUCTION

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO., Subset, telephone, before 1951–1957, Artifact no. 1968.0378, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0378.001/

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