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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/DIAL
DATE: 1937–1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1520.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: UNIPHONE 1
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: SYNTHETIC (INCLUDING BAKELITE) AND METAL COMPONENTS; LEATHER PADS ON BASE; WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON CORD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.7 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 15.0 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 PHONE USED C. 1937-1970.
Canada: THE 'UNIPHONE' WAS A UNIQUE CANADIAN DESIGN BY NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A PROTOTYPE OF THE 302 [MODEL]: BECAUSE OF CANADA'S SMALLER PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS WESTERN ELECTRIC DID PERFORM SOME PRODUCTION RUNS OF PROTOTYPES HERE. (REF. 1)
Function: USED TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION.
Technical: REPRESENTS A DESIGN OF TELEPHONE THAT WAS A CONTEMPORARY OF THE 300 TYPE SET AND WAS DEVELOPED AND EXTENSIVELY USED IN CANADA. UNIPHONE WAS WELL CONSTRUCTED AND EASILY MAINTAINED, THOUGH THE BAKELITE CASE COULD BE BROKEN (AND WAS) BY USERS WHO SLAMMED DOWN THE HANDSET. UNIPHONES WERE IN GENERAL USE WELL INTO 1970S. (REF. 2
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PATENTED 1925/ RD 1935/ NU/ MADE IN CANADA" cast in raised print on underside of handset. "Northern Electric/ MADE IN CANADA" cast in raised print on phone body casing back. "LOC 11r1" marked on label on dial. Dial faceplate marked 1 through 0, A through P, and R through Y, and "OPERATOR". "3" marked on underside of base.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: SMOOTH BLACK MOULDED CASING AND HANDSET, AND DIAL. WHITE DIAL FACE HAS RED & BLACK MARKINGS. BROWN WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON CORD; GREEN, YELLOW AND RED COVERINGS ON SPLIT CONNECTION CORDS.
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, between 1937–1957, Artifact no. 1970.1520, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1520.001/

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