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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/WALL/CARBON BLOCK RECEIVER
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0198.001

MANUFACTURER: Automatic 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: STEEL TELEPHONE HOUSING, INSET XMTR., INSET RECEIVER CONTACT SPRINGS, SWITCH & PHONE BOOK HOOKS, CONDENSER, & BRACKETS/ BRASS INSET RECEIVER & WASHER, GONGS, CLAPPER & XMTR. BACK/ COPPER CONTACT SWITCH/ CARBON INSET RECEIVER BLOCK/ BAKELITE RECEIVER, MOUTHPIECE, INDUCTION COIL ENDS, & INSULATORS/ WOOD & BAKELITE BIN RINGER SPOOLS/ COTTON & RUBBER COATED WIRE/ PLASTIC COIL COVERS/ PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Height: 24.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: C. 1953
Canada: BIN RINGER, GONGS & CLAPPER MADE IN CANADA.
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER CONDENSER LABEL: '[INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE]/ AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY/ CHICAGO, U.S.A.'/ BIN RINGER LABEL: 'COIL AND CLAPPER/ ASSEMBLY/ PHILLIPS/ BROCKVILLE/ CAN.' & '5-B/ 0-B/.07 MF. COND.'/ INTERIOR SIDE LABEL: 'Can. (B.C.) Telephones & Supplies Ltd./ WORK DONE BY/ O.K. [BLUE INK]/ INSPEC-TED BY/ REPAIR SHOP [BLUE INK]/ O.K.' D BY/ NOV 25 1958 [BLUE INK] 195'/ RED STAMPED INDUCTION COIL: 'D282996'/ BLACK STAMPED CONDENSER: 'D-68247-C/ 1MF/ 500 VDC/ TEST/ AL'/ RED STAMPED INSET RECEIVER: 'A.E.CO./ TYPE 41/ AL/ D5189C'/INSET XMTR.: RED STAMPED: 'A.E. CO. 41/ D-38309 A/ XL'; BLUE STAMPED: 'NOV 23 1953'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEELHOUSING, SWITCH & PHONE HOOKS, & SOMEBRACKETS/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL INSET XMTR. & RECEIVER CONTACT SPRINGS, CARBON BLOCK & CONTACT SPRING BRACKET; & BRASS GONG BRACKET/ BRASS PLATED BRASS INSET RECEIVER; & STEEL BRACKET & GONGS/ GREY PAINTED STEEL CONDENSER & PART OF BIN RINGER BRACKET/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT INSULATORS & SPOOLS; RUBBER & PLASTIC/ FADED PAPER LABELS WITH BLACK LETTERING.
Decoration: PROTRUDING STEEL DIAL COVER (BUT NO DIAL)/ GRILLED FRONT.

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Automatic Electric Co., Telephone, circa 1953, Artifact no. 1975.0198, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0198.001/

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