Telephone & telegraph, field
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WIRE/MILITARY
- DATE
- 1917
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1066.003
- MANUFACTURER
- STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- SERVICE BUZZER 1914
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LEATHER CASE WITH METAL BUCKLE/ METAL TERMINALS, BATTERY HOLDER, CONDENSER, BUZZER KEY & LEVER, HINGED BOX & SCREWS/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/ RUBBER BATTERY CONTACT PROTECTORS/ BAKELITE KNOBS/ PAPER ELECTRICAL DRAWING WITH PLASTIC COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- 10.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- STROMBERG CARLSON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1917 TO 1920
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
PROVIDES A SIMPLE POINT TO POINT COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY USING A KEY & BUZZER TO PROVIDE A KEYED TONE OR MAY BE USED FOR TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ENGRAVED IN LEATHER LID IS: 'SERVICE BUZZER/ SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY/ MODEL 1914'/ PLATE: 'STROMBERG- CARLSON/ TEL. MFG. CO./ ROCHESTER N.Y.,U.S.A./ SIGNAL CORPS/ ORDER NO 7582 YEAR 1917'/ PAPER LABEL TITLED: 'SERVICE BUZZER, MODEL 1914/ GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE', GIVES A LIST OF INSTRUCTIONS & ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM
- Missing
- ALL MISSING EARPHONE & SPEAKER AS WELL AS CONNECTING CORDS
- Finish
- STITCHED TANNED BROWN LEATHER/ METAL BOX & PARTS PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO., Telephone & telegraph, field, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1969.1066, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1066.003/
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