General Information

Serial #

B-1170

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

OAK CABINET & SHELF/ WOODEN INDUCTION COIL ENDS/ BRASS GONGS, HINGES, TERMINALS, CONTACT SPRINGS, INSET XMTR. CONTACT POINT, & INSET RECEIVER BACK/ STEEL INSET RECEIVER BARS, COILS, & COVER; CONTACT SPRING & BIN RINGER BRACKETS, GENERATOR, CONDENSER, XMTR. & BRACKET, CRANK, SWITCH HOOK, GROMMETS, LIGHTNING DIAL, SCREW LOCK, CLAPPER & GUARD, INSET XMTR. BACK, & PLATES/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE, RECEIVER, SPOOLS & WASHERS/ PLASTIC & PAPER & CLOTH COIL COVERS/ LEATHER STRAPS/ PAPER LABELS/ COTTON COATED WIRE.

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

33.0 cm

Height

48.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STROMBERG CARLSON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

AFTER 1918

Canada

RECEIVER AND XMTR. MADE IN CANADA.

Function

TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED XMTR. & MOLDED RAISED LETTERED RECEIVER: "NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED"; & ON RECEIVER: "PAT. 1918 143"/ KNOB: WHITE PAINT: "NO. 70"/ BLACK LETTER DIAGRAM: "WIRING DIAGRAM FOR 896 TYPE TEL. B-1170/ 1918 MODEL"/ RED BACKGROUND LABEL: "STROMBERG-CARLSON/ TRADE MARK/ QUALITY/ CONDENSER/ CODE No. 26-T (red lettered)/ INSPECTED/ STROMBERG-CARLSON TELEPHONE MFG. CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A."/ INCISED CONTACT SPRING: "401"/ WHITE STAMPED BIN RINGER COIL: "800"/ INCISED WRENCH: "14"/ INCISED GENERATOR: "STROMBERG-CARLSON & (place of mfg)."

Missing

N/A

Finish

VARNISHED OAK/ BLACK PAINTED WOODEN COIL ENDS; NICKEL PLATED BRASS GONGS; & STEEL XMTR. ARM, CONDENSER, INSET RCVR COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED), BARS, & BRASS BACK; CRANK, SWITCH HOOK, KNOB, PLATES, & SCREW LOCK/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS HINGES & TERMINALS; STEEL XMTR. & INSET XMTR./ PURPLE PAINTED STEELINSET RECEIVER COILS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN SPOOLS & WASHERS, & PLASTIC COIL COVER/ BROWN COTTON & PAPER.

Decoration

DOVE TAIL CABINET/ PEELED DECAL, WITH BLACK ILLEGIBLE LETTERS & BORDER/ BLACK DECAL WITH SILVER LETTERS & BORDER.