Headset, operator's

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OBJECT TYPE: OPERATOR'S
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0097.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 111A
LOCATION: 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 TRANSMITTER STAND, HEADBAND, INSET RECEIVER & BAND AROUND CORD/ BRASS TRANSMITTER BASE, CORD BANDS, STRAP CLIPS, PLUG PRONGS & TRANSMITTER STRAP ATTACHMENTS/ BAKELITE TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER, PLUG &INSET RECEIVER WASHER/ COTTON WIRE COVERING & NECK STRAP/ SILK INSET RECEIVER COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1935
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED BY A TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED IN BRASS OF TRANSMITTER IS: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED', 'PATENTED/ 1928 1929' & '396.A'/ EMBOSSED IN BAKELITE RECEIVER IS: 'Western Electric/ U.S.A.'/ INSET RECEIVER: EMBOSSED ON BACK IS: 'PATENTED/ 1925-1927-1930-1935'; STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE BOTTOM IS: '11-30-45'; & ENGRAVEDIN FRONT IS: 'HAI'/ STAMPED IN RED INSIDE BAKELITE RECEIVER BASE IS: '11A'/ EMBOSSED ON BAKELITE PLUG IS: '298B'/ ENGRAVED IN METAL HEADBAND IS: '11A [A STAR SYMBOL]'/ ENGRAVED IN CORD BAND IS: 'L4R/57'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE EXCEPT FOR BROWN INSET RECEIVER WASHER/ STEEL TRANSMIITER BASE PAINTED BLACK/ STEEL INSETRECEIVER: LACQUERED RIM & BLACK PAINTED FRONT/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS STRAP CLIPS/ GREY-BROWN COTTON/ BLACKSILK
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric Co. Ltd., Headset, operator's, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1975.0097, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0097.001/

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