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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/WALL/HOTEL/WATCH CASE RCVR
DATE: 1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0334.001

MANUFACTURER: STROMBERG-CARLSON
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL CASE, XMTR., BIN RINGER BRACKET, TERMINALS, & INSET RECEIVER BAR & DIAPHRAGM/ METAL SWITCH & RECEIVER HOOKS/ BRASS GONG, SOME TERMINAL PLATES & SCREWS, & CONTACT SPRING/ BAKELITE RECEIVER, XMTR., PUSHBUTTON, TERMINAL PLATE, & INSULATORS/ COTTON & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ CARDBOARD SPOOLS/ PLASTIC COATED PAPER LABEL PAPER CORD LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 18.8 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: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON STEEL CASE TOP: 'STROMBERG-CARLSON'/ WHITE PAINTED DIA- PHRAGM: '25/ REMOVE & REPLACE/ DIAPHRAGM ONLY/ BY GENTLY SLIDING SIDEWAYS'/ REDSTAMPED RECEIVER COIL: '50'/ MOULDED RAISED LETTERED RECEIVER BACK: '179-W'/ INCISED STEEL CASE INSIDE BACK: 'PAT. IN U.S.A./ APRIL 20, 1920/ FEB. 15, 1921'/ INCISED SWITCH HOOK BRACKET: 'PAT. IN U.S.A./ JULY 2, 1918'/ INCISED XMTR. BACK: '294-W'/ CORD LABEL; BLACK BACKGROUND WITH FADED PAPER COLORED LETTERS: 'STROMBERG-CARLSON COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A./ DURATEX/ PROD- UCTS/ 173 [BLACK NUMBERS ON FADED PAPER BACKGROUND]/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEEL CASE, PART OF INSET RECEIVER BAR & DIAPHRAGM (WITH WHITE PAINTED LETTERS)/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL XMTR., BIN RINGER BRACKET, & TERMINALS; BRASS CONTACT SWITCH/ CHROME PLATED METAL SWITCH & RCVR HOOKS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN TERMINAL PLATE & INSULATORS/ BROWN, GREEN& RED COTTON COATED WIRE/ BROWN PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ BLACK CARDBOARD SPOOLS/ CLEAR PLASTIC PAPER LABEL/ PURPLE PAINTED RECEIVER BAR.
Decoration: CREAM COLORED DECAL, WITH DOUBLE BLACK BORDER & LETTERS.

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STROMBERG-CARLSON, Telephone, circa 1921, Artifact no. 1973.0334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0334.001/

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