Test set, telephone line

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OBJECT TYPE: HANDSET
DATE: 1903
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0631.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: NICKEL PLATED BRASS/ PHENOL PLASTIC INSERT IN RECEIVER/ METAL TEST CLIPS/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/ PLASTIC TUBE, WIRE INSULATORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 5.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1903
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED FOR BRIDGING ON A TELEPHONE CONNECTION BY LINEMEN
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON RIM OF RECEIVER COVER IS:'WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY/ PAT IN USA AUG 18 03' & '285 W'/ ENGRAVED ON SIDE OF HANDLE IS:'PAT IN USA/ AUG 18 1903'/ ENGRAVED ON RIM OF TRANSMITTER IS:'131 W 70' & 'WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY
Missing: N/A
Finish: NICKEL PLATED BRASS/ BLACK PHENOL PLASTIC/ GREEN PLASTIC TUBES & COTTON WRAPPED WIRE
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric Co., Test set, telephone line, circa 1903, Artifact no. 1974.0631, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0631.001/

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