Sounder
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1885
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1437.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, 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
- WOODEN BASE/ METAL SOUNDER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.0 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 7.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Western Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1885 TO (?)
- Canada
-
THIS TYPE COULD HAVE BEEN USED IN CANADA. - Function
-
TO CONVERT ELECTROMAGNETIC CODE IMPULSES INTO SOUND. - Technical
-
GOOD EXAMPLE OF TELEGRAPH SOUNDER OF THE PERIOD. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED IN BAR: 'WESTERN/ ELECTRIC CO/ CHICAGO'/ PAPER LABELS ON BOTTOM READ: '2' '2NRC M'/ PAINTED ON BOTTOM: '2'
- Missing
- From CA of 09/25/1996 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete
- Finish
- VARNISHED BASE/ UNFINISHED METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Western Electric Co., Sounder, circa 1885, Artifact no. 1969.1437, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1437.001/
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