General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SEE SUPP. INFO. FILE

Dimensions

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

Length

21.8 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

15.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1939

Canada

USED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ON THE ROYAL TOUR TRAIN, CAR NO. 2 IN 1939

Function

TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS

Technical

LATER MODELS OF DIAL TELEPHONES CAME BOTH AS DESK & WALL MOUNTED MODELS. THESE SETS HAD THE BELLS AND OTHER PARTS MOUNTED INSIDE AND WERE COMPLETE WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL BOXES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOULDED RAISED LETTERS WITHIN AN INCISED BOX ON TELEPHONE FRONT: 'Northern Electric/ MADE IN CANADA'/ MOULDED RAISED LETTERS WITHIN AN INCISED BOX ON HANDSET: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PATENTED 1925/ RD 1935/ NU/ MADE IN CANADA'/ BLACK TYPED NO. PLATE: 'Car No.2/ H.M. THE QUEEN/ Royal Train/ 1939'/ MOULDED RAISED LETTERS INSIDE CASE: '[COMPANY NAME]/ MONTREAL/ 2/PATENTED 1922 1933 RD 1935'/ DIAL BACK: WHITE PAINT: COMPANY NAME & PLACE OF MFR; STAMPED IN BLACK: '4H' & 'II 37'/ INCISED GONGS: '101A'/ BLACK STAMPED BINRINGER: 'NB1A'/ PAT 1925 II 39' & INDUCTION COIL: '101A IV 38'/ INCISED CONDEN-SER: 'N3A 2MF/ IV 38 5 MF'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SEE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE

Decoration

BLACK PAINTED SPIRALS ON DISCONNECTBUTTONS/ DIAL PLATE PAINTED WITH BLACK LETTERS & RED NUMBERS