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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/LARGE/EXPLOSION PROOF
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0197.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co.
MODEL: 320
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 240220
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL TELEPHONE HOUSING, PUSH BUTTON, PLATES, ROTATING DIAL, KEY SWITCH HOOK, INSET RECEIVER & WASHER, & DIAL PLATE/ BRASS GONGS, CLAPPER & FINGER STOP/ PAPER TAG & NO. PLATE/ PLASTIC NO. PLATE COVER/ BAKELITE HANDSET.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 18.0 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: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1951
Canada: HANDSET MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS/ FOR USE IN A MINE OR FACTORY/ EXPLOSION PROOF PHONE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERED PLATES: 'Western Electric/ MADE IN USA', & 'CAUTION/ 320 TYPE TELEPHONE SET/ BEFORE OPENING THE TELEPHONE HOUSING THE/ LINE WIRES MUST BE DISCONNECTED AT PROTECTOR/ THE HOUSING MUST BE LOCKED BEFORE THE LINE WIRES ARE RECONNECTED/ UL [SYMBOL WITHIN A CIRCLE]'/ RAISED LETTERED INTERIOR LID: 'P 173160'/ TELEPHONE BOTTOM: INCISED: 'P-473159'; RED STAMPED: '320-CW' &'IV-51'/ RAISED LETTERED PLASTIC LABEL: '240220'/ BLUE INK WRITTEN TAG: 'Key for Explosive proof phone in Control Room'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERED HANDSET, WITHIN AN INCISED BORDER: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ RD 1935/ F2/ MADE IN CANADA'/ INCISED HANDSET: 'CLASS I-BCD/ CLASS II-EFG/ CSA [LOGO]
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEEL TELEPHONE HOUSING, ROTATING DIAL (WITH WHITE NO. SPACES, BLACK LETTERS & RED NUMBERS, NICKEL PLATED UNDERNEATH),PLATE BACKGROUNDS ('CAUTION' & 'UL' SYMBOL ARE RAISED ON RED BACKGROUNDS), SWITCH HANDLE & INSET XMTR. FRONT/NICKEL PLATED BRASS FINGER STOP; & STEEL PLATE BORDERS & LETTERS, KEY, & PUSH BUTTON/ BRASS PLATED STEEL INSET XMTR. RIM& WASHER/ BLACK BAKELITE & RUBBER/ CLEAR PLASTIC/ GREEN PAINTED STEEL SCREW PLUG
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric Co., Telephone, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1975.0197, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0197.001/

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