Test cabinet
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CENTRAL OFFICE LINE
- DATE
- 1900–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0692.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ METER CASE, PLATED BRASS/ SYNTHETIC CORDS/ METAL HARDWARE, bakelite
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 52.1 cm
- Width
- 76.2 cm
- Height
- 17.8 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
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- APPROX. 1910 THROUGH 1950
- Canada
-
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF EARLY TELEPHONE OFFICE TESTING TECHNIQUES IN CANADA. - Function
-
ORIGINALLY USED IN A RING DOWN CENTRAL OFFICE TO TEST CUSTOMER LINES FOR SHORTS, OPEN LINES, OR GROUNDED LINES (PLEASE SEE SUPP. INFO. FOR ADDITIONAL FUNCTION INFORMATION). - Technical
-
THIS CABINETPROVIDED VERY PRIMITIVE TROUBLE LOCATING. THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS DEVICE LEAD TO MORE ADVANCED DEVICES CONTAINING WHEATSTONE BRIDGES TO BETTER LOCATE GROUNDED, OPEN OR SHORTED TELEPHONE LINES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PARTIAL DECAL ON CABINET: 'Northern Electric Company'/ DESIGNATION STRIP HOLDERS CONTAIN PENCILLED & TYPED DESIGNATIONS/ METER MOUNTED ON TOP HAS MOLDED ON SURROUND: 'WESTON VOLTMETER/ MADE BY WESTON ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, NEWARK, N.J.; U.S.A./ NO. 36640'/ PATENT PLATE ON METER: 'PATENTED NOV.6,88 MAY 14,89/ APR.29,90/ NOV.11,90 FEB.17,91/ MAY 12,91 DEC.29,91 MAR.8,92/ APR.26,92 JUN.28,92 AUG.16,92/ NOV.22,92 JAN.31,93 APR.4,93/ MAY 2,93MAY 16,93/ JUN.13,93/ JUL.10,94 NOV.20,94 JAN.29,95/ OCT.4,98 JUL.16,01/ DESIGN PATENTS JUN.10,90/ MAR.20,94 MAR.27,94 MAR.22,98'
- Missing
- TWO MISSING KEY LEVERS/ SCREW STUD BROKEN FROM ONE KEY, PLUS MISSING PLASTIC HANDLE/ INSIDE CONSIDERABLY MODIFIED. DROP INDICATOR WIRING REMOVED.
- Finish
- VARNISHED CABINET
- Decoration
- ORNATELY MOLDED COMPANY NAME & ADDRESS AROUND METER MOUNTED ON TOP OF CABINET.
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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO., Test cabinet, between 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1968.0692, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0692.001/
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