Protector, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: PORCELAIN/2 FUSE/CARBON BLOCK
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0344.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Telephone & Supply Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 64-438
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: 2 PIECES OF PORCELAIN/ COPPER CARBON BLOCKS' COVER/ METAL SCREW PLATES & BLOCK HOLDERS/ BRASS SCREWS/ WOODEN BLOCK SPACERS/ PLASTIC FUSE COVERS/ WAX COVERING OVER BOTTOM WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Height: 5.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Canadian Telephone
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1964
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PROTECT TELEPHONE SETS AGAINST LIGHTNING & OTHER HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON BOTH PORCELAIN FRONT ENDS IS THE SYMBOL: 'CST', SURROUNDED BY A CIRCLE/ EMBOSSED ON ONE PORCELAIN END IS: 'CAN. TELEPHONE/ & SUPP. LTD.', 'DET. 1' & 'MADE IN/ CANADA/ P'/ EMBOSSING IS SIMILAR ON THE OTHEREND EXCEPT IT READS: 'DET. 2'/ IT IS ALSO STAMPED IN BLACK: '64-438'/ ENGRAVED IN BOTH PLASTIC FUSE COVERS IS: '11C BB/ 7 AMP'
Missing: N/A
Finish: GLAZED PORCELAIN/ NICKEL & BRASS PLATED COPPER/ RED PLASTIC/ BROWN WAX
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Telephone & Supply Ltd., Protector, telephone, circa 1964, Artifact no. 1976.0344, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0344.001/

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