Bell ringer, emergency
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1968.0407.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0407.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bach-Simpson Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ GLASS/ BAKELITE/ PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ CERAMIC CONNECTOR INSULATORS/ PAPER LABEL/ TAPE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 37.0 cm
- Width
- 22.0 cm
- Height
- 20.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bach Simpson
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1948
- Canada
-
ABOUT 1948, ONTARIO EXPERIENCED A POWER SHORTAGE,& VARIOUS LOCATIONS HAD NO POWER; TWO HOURS ARE PREARRANGED TIMES. THESE UNITS USED IN MULTIPLE MAGNETO OFFICES SO OPERATORS WOULDN'T HAVE TO USE THE HAND CRANK MAGNETO DURING THESE TIMES. * - Function
-
TO SAVE ON ELECTRICAL POWER DURING A SHORTAGE, THIS BELL RINGER WAS USED AS A SIGNAL FOR OPERATORS. IT RAN OFF A CAR BATTERY. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ARTIFACT HAS MANY COMPONENTS THAT CONTAINMARKINGS. SEE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE FOR COMPLETE LIST OF MARKINGS.
- Missing
- THREE LID SCREWS
- Finish
- GREY PAINTED METAL BOX/ WHITE GLAZED CERAMIC.
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Bach-Simpson Ltd., Bell ringer, emergency, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1968.0407, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0407.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
1968.0407.001
