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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/WALL/COMMON BATTERY
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0346.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 293A
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: BIRCH CABINET/ WOODEN INDUCTION COIL ENDS/ BRASS XMTR. COVER, SWITCH HOOK & PLATE, SCREW LOCK ASSEMBLY, WASHERS, PHONE BOOK HOOK, GROMMETS, GONGS, CLAPPER & GUARD, INSET XMTR. CENTRE ASSEMBLY, INSET RCVR, BACK & TERMINALS/ STEEL INSET XMTR. BACK, CONDENSER, & BIN RINGER BRACK- ETS, INSET RCVR, BARS & COVER HINGES & CONTACT SPRING/ BAKELITE MOUTH- PIECE, RECEIVER, & WASHERS/ PAPER COIL COVERS & DIAGRAM/ CARDBOARD SPOOLS/ COTTON COATED WIRE.

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: 20.0 cm
Height: 23.0 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. 1939 TO 1950
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL: 'Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED'/ INCISED INSIDE LID & CABINET BACK: '293A'/ RED STAMPED INSIDE LID: 'M', WITHIN A SQUARE/ WHITE STAMPED BIN RINGER COIL COVERS: '700-I'/ INCISED CONTACT SPRING BRACKET: '143 A'/ INCISED CONDENSER: 'CONDENSER 21F/ CAPACITY 1MF/ NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ PAT 1914'/ RED STAMPED INSET XMTR.: '9/ 39'/ INCISED XMTR. BACK: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ BLACK STAMPED CIRCUIT DIAGRAM.
Missing: N/A
Finish: WALNUT STAINED BIRCH/ BLACK PAINTED WOODEN COIL ENDS; BRASS, EXCEPT WASHERS, INSET XMTR. CENTRE ASSEMBLY, & TERMINALS; STEEL CONDEN- SER, BIN RINGER & INSET RCVR,BARS, INSET RCVR, COVER (1 SIDE), & HINGES/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS TERMINALS; & STEEL INSET XMTR. BACK & CONTACT SPRING/ BRASSPLATED STEEL BIN RINGER BRACKET/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN RCVR, BASE; & PAPER COIL COVERS/ BROWN CARDBOARD & COTTON.
Decoration: DOVE TAILED CABINET/ GOLD DECAL ON EXTERIOR LID, WITH DOUBLE BLACK BORDER & LETTERS.

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1974.0346, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0346.001/

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