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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/WALL/BATTERY BOX/PROTECTOR
DATE: 1895–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0010.001

MANUFACTURER: American Electric Telephone Co.
MODEL: MAGNETO
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN SUBSET, BACK BOARD, & BATTERY COVER BOX/ BRASS PROTECTOR, GONGS & BRACKETS, LOCK PLATE, SWITCH HOOK, PLATE, CRANK, GENERATOR WASHERS, TERMINALS, XMTR.ARM & WING NUTS, HINGES, XMTR. COVER, & RECVR. BACK/ STEEL SCREWS, XMTR. BASE, BATTERY BRACKET & BATTERY COVER BOX HOOKS/ BAKELITE MOUTH & EAR PIECES, RECEIVER SHAFT, & CRANK HANDLE/ COTTON COATED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.0 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 81.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. LATE 1890'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: SWING AWAY TRANSMITTER DESIGN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED RECEIVER: 'AMERCIAN ELECTRIC TELEPHONE CO.'/ SUBSET PLATE: BLUE LETTERED SHIELD: 'INDEPENDENT/ SYSTEM'; PAINTED WHITE: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC TEL. CO./ CHICAGO'/ INCISED XMTR. ARM: 'PATENTED/ AMERICAN ELECTRIC TELEPHONE CO./ CHICAGO'/ INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER: 'AMERICAN ELECTRIC CO./ CHICAGO'.
Missing: RECEIVER CORD/ MOUTHPIECE IS CHIPPED; BUT PIECES IN ATTACHED BAG.
Finish: WALNUT STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT LID PLATE, GONGS, & XMTR. COVER/ BLACK PAINTED BRASS GONGS & XMTR. COVER; & STEEL XMTR. BASE, BATTERY BOX BRACKET, & BATTERY COVER BOX HOOKS/ BLUE& WHITE PAINTED BRASS LID PLATE/ BLACK BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE/ BROWN BAKELITE EAR-PIECE, RECEIVER SHAFT, & CRANK HANDLE/ DARK & LIGHT BROWN COTTON COATED WIRE.
Decoration: DOVE TAILED SUBSET CABINET/ PLATE WITH BLUE & WHITE STRIPPED SHIELD/ SWITCH HOOK FORKS CONTAIN 2 'SHIELDS' CUT OUT OF THE METAL.

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American Electric Telephone Co., Telephone, circa 1895–1900, Artifact no. 1978.0010, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0010.001/

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