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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS/DESK/CANDLESTICK
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0033.001

MANUFACTURER: KELLOGG SWITCHBOARD & SUPPLY CO.
MODEL: Unknown
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: BRASS BASE, CONTACT SPRING, XMTR. BRACKET & COVER,SWITCH HOOK, INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTON ASSEMBLY, INSET RECEIVER HOUSING, COIL ENDS, & CORD BAND/ STEEL BASE BOTTOM, TERMINALS, INSET XMTR. BACK, & INSET RECEIVER BARS/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE, RECEIVER, SHAFT, & TERMINAL PLATE/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ FELT BOTTOM RIM 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: 13.3 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1952
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. FRONT: 'KELLOGG/ 923140-C'/ INCISED XMTR. BACK: 'PAT'D - NOV. 26, 1901 - MARCH 19, 1907 - APRIL 14, 1908'/ MOLDED RAISED LETTERED RECEIVER: 'KELLOGG S. & S. CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A.'/ INSET XMTR. BACK: BLACK STAMPED: 'TRC843'; RED STAMPED: 'B7 [WRITTEN BACKWARDS]'.
Missing: XMTR. WIRING/ INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM
Finish: BLACK PAINTED BRASS BASE, CONTACT SPRING, XMTR. BRACKET &COVER, & SWITCH HOOK; &STEEL BASE BOTTOM/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS INSET RECEIVER HOUSING, INTERIOR OF BASE & XMTR., COIL ENDS, & CONTACT SPRING; & STEEL INSET RECEIVER BACK, & TERMINALS/ GREY PAINTED INSET RECEIVER BARS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN TERMINAL PLATE/ BROWN COTTON & FELT.
Decoration: N/A

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KELLOGG SWITCHBOARD & SUPPLY CO., Telephone, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0033, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0033.001/

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