General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

OAK CABINET & SHELF/ WOOD INDUCTION COIL ENDS/ BRASSGONGS, CLAPPER & GUARD, SWITCH HOOK & PLATE, SCREW LOCK ASSEMBLY, XMTR BACK & BOLT, INSET RCVR BACK, HINGES, GENERATOR GEARS, CONTACT SPRING, TOP OF BIN RINGER BRACKET & XMTR SCREWS/ STEEL TERMINALS, INSET RCVR COIL ENDS, COVER & BARS, BIN RINGER, XMTR., & CONTACT SPRING BRACKETS & GENERATOR/ COTTON & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ PAPER DIAGRAM, LABELS & COIL COVERS/ BAKELITE RECEIVER BASE, WASHERS, SPOOLS & MOUTHPIECE/ EBONITE RECEIVER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length

33.3 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

58.0 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

THIS TYPE OF MAGNETO SYSTEM USED FROM C 1912 UP TO THE 1960S

Canada

MADE AND USED IN CANADA

Function

TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS

Technical

THIS WAS THE STANDARD MAGNETO WALL TELEPHONE FOR MANY YEARS. EVEN THOUGH AUTOMATED SYSTEMS WERE DEVELOPING, FOR MANY RURAL AREAS THE MAGNETO SYSTEM WAS CHEAPER AND MORE RELIABLE. SETS AND MAGNETO SERVICE WERE IN USE INTO THE 1960S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL: 'THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ & MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.'/ INCISED XMTR: 'THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED'/ MOULDED RAISED LETTERS RCVR: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ PAT 1918 144'/ INCISED LID INTERIOR & CABINET BACK: 'TYPE 317-AH'/ INCISED BIN RINGER BRACKET: '38-A'/ INCISED BIN RINGER SPOOLS: '500'/ INCISED CONTACT SPRING: '143-A'/ INCISED GENERATOR PLATE: '22-A'/ INCISED INDUCTION COIL: 'NO.13'/ BLACK STAMPED CIRCUITDIAGRAM: 'JUL 29 [YEAR ILLEGIBLE, POSSIBLY 1912]'/ RED STAMPED INSET XMTR: 'RD 1938'/ INCISED INSET XMTR: '635A'.

Missing

GENERATOR CRANK & PLATE, 1 BRASS RIVET FROM SCREW LOCK PLATE/ GROMMETS/ ORIGINAL SHELF

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED OAK/ BLACK PAINTED WOOD COIL ENDS, INSET XMTR, GENERATOR & BIN RINGER BARS & INSET RCVR COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED)/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT XMTR SCREWS & STEEL BRACKETS & INSET XMTR CONTACT POINTS/ GREY PAINTED STEEL RCVR BARS/ PURPLE PAINTED RCVR COILS/ BLACK BAKELITE EXCEPT BROWN SPOOLS & WASHERS, PAPER COILS COVERS/ BROWN EBONITE & COTTON CORD/ BRASS PLATED STEEL TERMINALS.

Decoration

DOVE-TAILED CABINET/ GOLD DECAL WITH BLACK BORDERS & LETTERING