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OBJECT TYPE: PLASTIC/DIAL
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0211.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: C-D 500
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 62
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC TELEPHONE COVER, ROTARY DIAL, DIAL PLATE; DIAL, CONTACT SPRING, & COIL COVERS, TERMINAL LATE, COIL ENDS, & COATED WIRE/ TELEPHONE BASE, FINGER STOP, CONDENSER, DIAL WORKING PTS; CONTACT SWITCH, DIAL, COIL, GONG BRACKETS, DISCONNECT LEVER/ BRASS GONGS & CLAPPER/ RUBBER FOOT PADS/ BAKELITE INSULATORS/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 11.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1962
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK STAMPED BASE: '[2 HORIZONTAL LINES ON TOP OF EACH OTHER] 62', & 'C/D/ 500'/ INCISED BASE: 'MADE IN CANADA'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERS, WITHIN INCISED BOX, ON COVER: 'Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1954 1955 1960/ MADE IN CANADA'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERED HANDSET, WITHIN AN INCISED BOX: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ 63/ MADE IN CANADA'/ INCISED INDUCTION COIL BRACKET: 'C4A/ 62 [3 HORIZONTAL LINES ON TOP OF EACH OTHER]'/ BLACK STAMPED CONDENSER: 'C NET 425B/ [2 HORIZONTAL LINES] G2/ PATENTED 1954'/ BLACK STAMPED DIAL: '7D/ 3-62'/ RAISED LETTERED DIAL: 'Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1953 1955/ MADE IN CANADA'/ INCISED GONGS: '55A' & *
Missing: N/A
Finish: GREY PLASTIC TELEPHONE COVER, DIAL & TERMINAL PLATES, HANDSET, & COATED WALL CORD WIRE/ CLEAR PLASTIC DIAL, & CONTACT SPRING & COIL COVERS/ WHITE PLASTIC BUTTONS/ BEIGE PLASTIC DIAL COVER, & CORD/ CHROME PLATED STEEL FINGER STOP/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL DIAL PARTS, COIL BASE, & SCREWS/ BRASS & COPPER PLATED STEEL PHONE BASE, & CONTACT SPRING BRACKETS, DISCONNECT LEVER/ BLACK LETTERS & NUMBERS ON GREY DIAL PLATE/ BROWN RUBBER
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, circa 1962, Artifact no. 1971.0211, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0211.001/

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