Headset, operator's

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0623.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 11A
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL TRANSMITTER STAND, HEADBAND, & STRAP CLIPS/ BRASS TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER BASES, PLUG PRONGS & TRANSMITTER STRAP ATTACHERS/ METAL INSET RECEIVER/ BAKELITE TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER COVERS, & PLUG/ COTTON WIRE COVERING & STRAP/ LEATHER WIRE COVERING, AT BASE OF PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 12.6 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: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1931
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED BY A TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: EARLY MODEL/ GOOD TYPE SAMPLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED IN BRASS OF TRANSMITTER IS: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED', 'PATENTED 1928 1929', & '396A'/ ENGRAVED IN THE BRASS OF THE RECEIVERIS: 'NORTHERNELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ PATENTED 1931/ 528'/ STAMPED IN RED ON THE INSET RECEIVER IS: 'II 45'/ ENGRAVED IN THE BAKELITE PLUG IS: '289A'/ ENGRAVED IN THE METAL HEADBAND IS: '11A [& A STAR]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE & LEATHER/ BLACK PAINTED BRASS/ GREY STRAP/ BROWN COTTON WIRE COVERING
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Headset, operator's, circa 1931, Artifact no. 1974.0623, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0623.001/

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