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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0201.001

MANUFACTURER: T.E.L.
MODEL: Unknown
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: BAKELITE HANDSET/ METAL INSET RECEIVER/ PLASTIC COATED WIRES/ METAL CONNECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.6 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1930
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN A PIE-SHAPED CIRCLE ON THE BAKELITE HANDLE IS:'T/E/L'/ EMBOSSED ON THE INSIDE OF THE RECEIVER MOUTHPIECE IS:'NO. 18/ [AN 'E' ON TOP OFANOTHER 'E'] BA/ ENGRAVED INTO THE METAL OF THE INSIDE INSET RECEIVER IS: '40 [THE SYMBOL FOR OHMS] C'/ PAINTED IN YELLOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DIAPHRAGM COVER IS: '12/ REMOVE & REPLACE/ DIAPHRAGM ONLY/ BY GENTLY SLIDING/ SIDEWAYS/ FERROSIL'/ ENGRAVED INTO METAL CLIP AT THE END OF THE COIL WIRE IS:'H4CB/64'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE/ BLACK PAINTED INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM/ INSET RECEIVER BATTERY & INSIDE METAL ARE LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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T.E.L., Handset, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1975.0201, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0201.001/

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