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OBJECT TYPE: BOX-SOUNDING
DATE: 1848–1868
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0600.001

MANUFACTURER: TILLOTSON, L.G. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS/ EBONITE OPERATING DISC & LEVER KNOB/ WOOD BOXED RELAY MECHANISM/ WOOD BASE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.8 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Height: 9.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: TILLOTSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE THAT OPENS OR CLOSES AN AUXILIARY CIRCUIT UNDER PREDETER- MINED ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS IN THE MAIN CIRCUIT.
Technical: PROVIDED GREATER RECEPTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED INTO BASE: [PERIMETER DESIGN] WITH: '150 OHMS/ L.G.T. & CO./ 8 DEY ST. N.Y.' INSIDE/ 'PROPERTYOF/ POSTAL TEL. CO.'/ INCISED INTO KEY LEVER: 'L.G. TILLOTSON & CO./ 5 & 7 DEY ST. NEW YORK'/ LABEL WITH '7NRCM' WRITTEN & '7' PAINTED WHITE ON BASE BOTTOM.
Missing: From CA of 08/06/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: VARNISHED WOOD.
Decoration: N/A

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TILLOTSON, L.G. & CO., Relay, between 1848–1868, Artifact no. 1969.0600, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0600.001/

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