Telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: EUROPEAN/DESK/GENERATOR
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0062.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 16
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CRADLE BASE, & FEET/ BRASS TERMINALS, GONGS, CLAPPER, STAND CROSSBARS, CRANK, GENERATOR ENDS & GEARS, CORD BAND & BRACKET, HANDSET & MOUTHPIECE ENDS, BIN RINGER COVERS & CRADE/ STEEL XMTR. & RCVR, COVERS, & INSET XMTR. & COVER/ IRON TELEPHONE STAND/ BAKELITE TERMINAL PLATE, CRANK & HANDSET HANDLES, & INSET XMTR. WASHER; PHENOL PLASTIC MOUTH AND EAR PIECES; INSET XMTR. FELT INSULATOR; COTTON COATED WIRE; CERAMIC FOOT PADS

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.6 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1900-1925
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED & PAINTED WHITE, TERMINAL PLATE: 'No 16'/ INCISED XMTR. BACK:'No 10'/ INCISED RECEIVER BACK: 'No. 28'/ INCISED BIN RINGER BRACKET: '1000 [SYMBOL FOR OMEGA]'/ INCISED PUSH BUTTON LEVER: 'PRESS THIS WHILE SPEAKING'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED WOOD & IRON/ COPPER PLATED & BLACK LAC- QUERED BRASS [PEELED OFF IN MOST PLACES]/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL, EXCEPT BLACK PAINTED INSET XMTR. COVER, & DECORATIVE END PLATE/ BLACK BAKELITE & PHENOL PLASTIC/ WHITE FELT/ GREEN COTTON/ UNFINISHED CERAMIC.
Decoration: PAINTED GREEN & GOLD SCROLL & FLOWER WORK ON LEGS/ DECORATIVE CRADLE & GENERATOR END PLATE.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Telephone, between 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1975.0062, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0062.001/

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