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OBJECT TYPE: STEEL/DESK/CANDLESTICK/DIAL
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0027.001

MANUFACTURER: Automatic Electric Co.
MODEL: 3C
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: STEEL TELEPHONE BASE, BOTTOM PLATE, SHAFT, PENCIL CLIP & PLATE, SWITCH HOOK, XMTR. BACK & BRACKET, INTERIOR MOUTHPIECE, DIAL WORKING PARTS, CONTACT SPRING, & TERMINALS/ BRASS XMTR. FRONT, INSET XMTR. BACK, DIAL PLATE, ROTATING DIAL, FINGER STOP, GOVERNOR CAP, & GEAR BRACKET/ BAKELITE RECEIVER, MOUTHPIECE & INSULATORS/ PIECE OF FELT PAD/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ PAPER NO. PLATE/ PLASTIC COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: 26.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1915
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ 3C'/ BLACK PAINTED PENCIL CLIP PLATE: 'FOR COAL/ DEPEND ON HANNIBALL/ PHONE/ HOBOKEN/ 6910'/ BLACK INKED NO. PLATE: '353'/ INCISED ROTARY DIAL: 'AUTOMATIC/ [A DIAMOND]/ ELECTRIC CO.'/ BLACK INKED CARD: 'How To Use An Automatic Telephone...'
Missing: FELT PAD HAS ALMOST WORN AWAY.
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEEL TELEPHONE BASE, BOTTOM PLATE, PENCIL CLIP, SWITCH HOOK, & XMTR. BACK &BRACKET; & BRASS NO. PLATE RIM/ NICKEL PLATEDSTEEL PENCIL CLIP PLATE, DIAL WORKING PARTS, CONTACT SPRING, & TERMINALS; & BRASS XMTR. FRONT COVER, DIAL PLATE RIM, ROTARY DIAL, & FINGER STOP/ WHITE ENAMELED BRASS DIAL PLATE, WITH BLACK NUMBERS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN IN-SULATORS/ GREEN FELT/ GREEN & YELLOW COTTON/ CLEAR PLASTIC.
Decoration: BLACK PAINTED DIAMOND BORDER ON PENCIL CLIP PLATE.

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Automatic Electric Co., Telephone, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1978.0027, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0027.001/

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