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- OBJECT TYPE
- FERRED/TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEM
- DATE
- 1965
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0669.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.
- MODEL
- 242A
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A 9418/9-65
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL BASE, COVER & REED SWITCHES/ COPPER COIL & SCREW PLATES & COIL WIRES/ ALUMINUM COIL TERMINAL STRIPS/ PLASTIC INSULATING STRIPS & BLOCKS/ PAPER COATED WIRE/ PAPER STICKER
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
- 16.7 cm
- Height
- 5.3 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
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1965
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED IN ELECTRONIC TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEMS (SP-1) - Technical
-
FIRST ELECTRONIC CROSS POINT (CROSSBAR) SWITCHING SYSTEM - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK STAMPED STEEL BASE: '242A/ 9-65'/ BLACK STAMPED STEEL TOP: 'A9418'/ WRITTEN IN BLUE INK ON INTERIOR GREEN STICKER: '94A9418'/ WRITTEN IN BLUE INK ON STEEL COVER: '242A/ Ferred Switch'.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CREAM PAINTED STEEL BASE & COVER/ INCISED REED SWITCHES (ON TOP OR BOTTOM)/ BRASS PLATED COPPER COIL & SCREW PLATES/ RED & GREEN COPPER WIRE/ BLACK PLASTIC/ WHITE & BLACK TERMINAL INSTRUCTIONS/ GREEN PAPER STICKER
- Decoration
- N/A
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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO., Switch, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1971.0669, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0669.001/
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