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OBJECT TYPE: CANDLESTICK/BRASS/WOOD/WALL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0558.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 20-AL
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS XMTR. COVER AND BRACKET, SWITCH HOOK, PHONE BASE, GROMMETS, CARBON BLOCK COVER, GONGS, HINGES, CRANK & PLATE, SCREW LOCK, CLAPPER & GUARD, TERMINALS, & GEARS/ OAK CABINET/ WOODEN INDUCTION COIL ENDS/ STEEL INSET XMTR., GENERATOR, BIN RINGER BRACKET, PLUG CLIPS, & TELEPHONE BOTTOM/ PLASTIC COIL COVERS/ BAKELITE CRANK HANDLE/ COTTON & RUBBER COATED WIRE/ PAPER LABELS/ CARDBOARD SPOOLS/ CLOTH BASE PAD.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 31.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE AND USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BASE & XMTR.: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ INCISED XMTR. PLATE: '323' & BRACKET: '20-AL'/ WHITE STAMPED INSET XMTR.: 'MR137'/.2: DECAL: 'Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED'/ INCISED INTERIOR LID & CABINET BACK: 'N 300 A'/ INCISED GENERATOR: '48-A'/ INCISED BIN RINGER BRACKET: '38-B'/ WHITE STAMPED BIN RINGER COVERS: '1250N'/ CIRCUIT DIAGRAM, BLACK INK: 'N1300-A TEL. SET'.
Missing: RECEIVER & MOUTHPIECE
Finish: BLACK PAINTED BRASS, EXCEPT CARBON BLOCK COVER, TERMINALS, & GEARS; WOODEN COIL ENDS; & STEEL GENERATOR & BIN RINGER BARS, & INSET XMTR. FRONT/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS TERMINALS & INTERIOR SCREW LOCK PLATES, & GEARS; & STEEL INSET XMTR. BACK, GENERATOR ENDS & PLATE, TOP OF RINGER BRACKET, TELEPHONE BASE, & PLUG CLIPS/ STAINED & VARNISHED OAK/ BLACK RUBBER, BAKELITE, & PLASTIC/ RED CARDBOARD/ FADED PAPER LABELS, WITH BLACK MARKINGS/ BROWN CLOTH PAD.
Decoration: DOVE TAILED CABINET/ GOLD DECAL, WITH BLACK LETTERING & DOUBLE BORDER.

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd., Telephone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1976.0558, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0558.001/

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