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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/DIAL
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1519.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 302G-3
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS. LEATHER PADS ON BASE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 16.0 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 SET MFD 1955-1970. POSSIBLY USED LATER.
Canada: MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA, ACCORDING TO A BASIC WESTERN ELECTRIC LINE.
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS USING THE STEP-BY-STEP DIAL SYSTEM, FOR PURPOSES OF VOICE COMMUNICATION.
Technical: THIS SET TYPICAL OF TELEPHONES DESIGNED AND USED DURING THE PERIOD, WHEN STEP-BY-STEP DIAL SWITCHING SYSTEMS WERE IN VOGUE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PATENTED 1923 1935/ F1/ MADE IN CANADA" cast in raised print on underside of handset. Green dymo tape label applied to body, below cradle, reads "3". "475-7761/loc 3" marked on dial. Dial faceplate marked 1 through 0, A through P and R through Y, and "OPERATOR".
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SMOOTH BLACK CASING ON TELEPHONE BODY AND CORD; HANDSET HAS ROUGHLY TEXTURED FINISH. BLACK DIAL SET OVER WHITE DIAL FACE. 3 WIRES EXTENDING FROM OPEN END OF CORD COVERED IN YELLOW, RED AND GREEN SYNTHETIC; EACH FITTED WITH SILVER METAL CONNECTOR.
Decoration: N/A

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