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OBJECT TYPE: BAKELITE/DESK/GENERATOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0188.001

MANUFACTURER: LEICH
MODEL: Unknown
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: BAKELITE TELEPHONE CASING, HANDSET, CRANK HANDLE, DISCONNECT & PUSH BUTTONS, TERMINAL PLATE & INSULATORS/ BRASS GONGS, CONTACT SPRING PARTS & TERMINALS/ STEEL INSET RCVR, CRANK, GENERATOR COVER & GEAR, COIL COVER, DISCONNECT LEVER, BRACKETS/ COTTON & RUBBER COATED WIRE/ PLASTIC COIL COVERS & LABELS/ CLOTHTAPE TERMINAL LABELS; SILK INSET RECEIVER MEMBRANE

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1948
Canada: POSSIBLY USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS/ THIS SET WAS DESIGNED TO BEUSED AS EITHER A WALL OR DESK SET
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOULDED RAISED LETTERED TELEPHONE BOTTOM: 'LEICH'/ INDUCTION COIL LABEL: 'LEICH/ ELECTRIC CO.' & 'CODE 28/ INDUCTION COIL'/ BLACK STAMPED DIS- CONNECT LEVER: 'INSP. BY/ 24 206'/ INCISED CONTACT SPRING BRACKET: 'SWITCH- CHAFT'/ BLACK STAMPED STEEL ENCLOSED COIL: 'LEICH ELECTRIC CO./ CODE NO. 58 B'/INSET RECEIVER: RED STAMPED: '12-10 48'; RAISED LETTERS: 'A5'; INCISED: 'HA1'/ RED STAMPED INSIDE STEEL PLATE: 'PATENTED'.
Missing: 1 SLAT FROM MOUTHPIECE
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN TERMINAL PLATE & INSULATORS/NICKEL PLATED BRASS TERMINALS & INSET RECEIVER CONTACT SPRINGS, & STEEL DIS- CONNECT LEVER, COIL COVER, & BRACKETS/ GREY & BLACK PAINTED GENERATOR COVER/ INSET RECEIVER; BLACK PAINTED FRONT; GREEN PAINTED RIM/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL CRANK/ YELLOW PLASTIC COIL COVERS/ FADED YELLOW PLASTIC INDUCTION COIL LABEL WITH BLACK LETTERING/ BLACK RUBBER & SILK.
Decoration: SLATTED MOUTHPIECE

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LEICH, Telephone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1975.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0188.001/

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