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OBJECT TYPE: 24V/48V/20 HERTZ RINGING
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0428.001

MANUFACTURER: Connecticut Tel. & Elec. Corp.
MODEL: BD132A
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 2879
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL RELAY RACK/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ METAL METERS WITH GLASS DIAL COVERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Height: 145.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Connecticut
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1940-1960
Canada: PART OF EQUIPMENT FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE IN COE HILL, ONTARIO
Function: USED IN A SMALL TELEPHONE CENTRAL OFFICE AS A POWER DISTRIBUTION POINT, A BATTERY CHARGING UNIT AND A SOURCE OF 20 HERTZ RINGING CURRENT.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE. THIS UNIT USES SELENIUM RECTIFIERS. UNITS BUILT BEFORE 1940 USED MERCURY VAPOUR RECTIFIERS AND THOSE AFTER ABOUT 1955 USED SILICON RECTIFIERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR PLATE: '[TOP PRINTING OBLITERATED]/ PANEL BD-132-A/ SERIAL NO. 2879 ORDER NO. 6586-PHILA-51/ CONNECTICUT TEL. & ELEC. CORP.'/ PLATE: 'CAUTION/ BEFORE OPERATION REVIEW/ TM 11-2064 PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT'/ TWO METERS: 'VOLTS/ DIRECT CURRENT/ R/ MODEL H53 MR36W075DCVV/ MARION ELEC. INST. CO., - U.S.A.'/ 'AMPERES/ DIRECT CURRENT/ [SAME AS 1STEXCEPT] MR36W116SPEC'/ BOTTOM PLATE: '[TOP LINE OBLITERATED]/ RECTIFIER RA-91-B/ SERIAL NO. 2921 ORDER NO. 6536, PHILA-51/ CONNECTICUT TEL. & ELEC. CORP.'/ 2ND PLATE SAME AS 2ND PLATE ABOVE/ DESIGNATIONS ON CONNECTIONS ON BACK OF PANEL
Missing: COVER MISSING FROM SUBCYCLE RINGING MACHINE
Finish: STEEL WORK: DARK & LIGHT GRAY/ BLACK SWITCH PANEL
Decoration: N/A

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Connecticut Tel. & Elec. Corp., Power plant, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1968.0428, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0428.001/

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