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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/WALL/BATTERY BOX/PROTECTOR
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0011.001

MANUFACTURER: Chicago Telephone Supply Co.
MODEL: 800 ENAM (BIN RINGER)
LOCATION: Elkhart, Indiana, 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: OAK SUBSET, BACKBOARD, & BATTERY COVER BOX/ BRASS FUSE HOLDERS, GONGS & BRACKETS, SWITCH HOOK, CRANK, INSETRECVR. COILS, HINGES,TERMINALS, LOCK PLATE, BIN RINGER SPOOL TOPS & CONTACT SPRING CONNECTIONS, XMTR. COVER, & GENERATOR ENDS, GEARS & WASHERS/ STEEL INSET XMTR., SWITCH HOOK CONTACT SPRING, BIN RINGER BRACKET, STEEL BATTERY COVER BOX HOOKS & SHELF PLATE, INSET RCVR, COVER, & GENERATOR BARS & PLATE; GLASS WINDOW; COPPER STRIPS; CLOTH COIL COVERS & COATED WIRE; BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE, RCVR., & HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 81.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Chicago
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Elkhart

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1890'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER: 'CHICAGO GENUINE SOLID BACK/ CHICAGO TELEPHONE SUPPLY CO./ ELKHART, IND. U.S.A.'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERED EARPIECE: 'PAT. WESTERN TELEPHONE CONSTRUCTION CO./ CHICAGO, ILL.'/ BRASS PLATED LETTERS ON BATTERY SHELF PLATE: 'CHICAGO TELEPHONE/ SUPPLY COMPANY/ ELKHART, INDIANA, U.S.A.'/ INCISED BIN RINGER SPOOL TOPS: '800/ ENAM'.
Missing: BATTERY SHELF/ FUSE HOLDERS ON TOP OF SUBSET ARE BROKEN/ BATTERY COVER BOX MAY BE REPRODUCTION.
Finish: VARNISHED OAK/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT XMTR. FRONT COVER, & GENERATOR ENDS, GEARS, & WASHERS; & STEEL INSET XMTR., CONTACT SPRING,INSET RECVR. COVER, & GENERATOR BARS & PLATE/ BLACK PAINTED XMTR. FRONT COVER, BIN RINGER BRACKET, & BATTERY COVER HOOKS & SHELF PLATE BACKGROUND (BRASS PLATED BORDER)/ BEVELED GLASS/ BLACK COTTON COIL COVERS & BAKELITE/ BROWN COTTON COATED WIRE/ NICKEL PLATED PARTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN BUFFED DULL.
Decoration: DOVE TAILED SUBSET/ BEVELED GLASS SUBSET WINDOW.

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Chicago Telephone Supply Co., Telephone, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1978.0011, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0011.001/

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