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- OBJECT TYPE
- 500 OHMS/MAIN LINE
- DATE
- 1903
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.0144.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Western Electric
- MODEL
- 22A/GOOSE NECK PATTERN
- LOCATION
- 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
- SOLID SLATE BASE MOUNTED ON A CAST METAL SURBASE/ GOOSENECK TRIUNION, ADJUSTING SCREWS, BINDING POSTS & CLOSURE SWITCH OF BRASS/ BAKELITE SLEEVES COVERING ARMATURE WINDINGS OF FINE COPPER WIRE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.1 cm
- Width
- 10.1 cm
- Height
- 9.1 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
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A DEVICE USING ELECTROMAGNETS TO REPEAT OR ENHANCE TELEGRAPHIC SIGNALS. HAS TENSION & ADJUSTING SCREW TO COMPENSATE FOR CHANGING LINE CONDITIONS & TO INCREASE CIRCUIT CAPACITY. - Technical
-
IMPROVED THE QUALITY AND CAPACITY OF TELEGRAPH COMM- UNICATION. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED ON BASE: 'NO. 22 A/ 500 OHMS'/ STAMPED INORANGE ON BASE: 'U/ LW1'/ INCISED ON MAGNET ARMATURE: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ PATD JULY 21 1903 MADEIN USA'/ '50' STAMPED ON BACK END OF EACH MAGNET.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMELLED SURBASE, BASE & ARMATURE/ LACQUERED BRASS
- Decoration
- INCISED WHITE LETTERING/ ROUNDED BASE CORNERS.
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Western Electric, Relay, circa 1903, Artifact no. 1970.0144, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0144.001/
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