General Information

Serial #

4083

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

OAK BACKBOARD, SUBSET, & COIN & BATTERY BOX/ BRASSGONGS, CLAPPER, SWITCH HOOK, CRANK, PLATES, TERMINALS, LOCK PLATES, XMTR. COVER, & INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTON ASSEMBLY/ STEEL INSET RECEIVER COIL ENDS & COVER, XMTR. BRACKET, INSET XMTR. BACK, & DRAWER & LOCK/ BAKELITE RECEIVER, MOUTHPIECE, & CRANK HANDLE.

Dimensions

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

Length

35.0 cm

Width

22.6 cm

Height

91.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GRAY TELEPHONE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Hartford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

AFTER 1904

Canada

XMTR. MADE IN CANADA. USED BY BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF CANADA.

Function

TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS. PUBLIC TELEPHONE OPERATED BY COIN INPUT.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERED: SUBSET PLATE: 'DIRECTIONS/ Call the Central Office/ in the usual way./ DO NOT DEPOSIT any/ money until told to do/ so by the Operator./ The Telephone must be/ OFF THE HOOK when/ the money is deposited./ Be sure and drop money/ in the PROPER SLOT.'/ BATTERY BOX PLATE: 'The Gray Telephone Pay Station Co./ HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A./ NOV. 16, 1867. PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1901./ NOV. 16, 1897. FEB. 8, 1898. DEC. 13, 1904'/ INCISED: SUBSET: 'PROPERTY OF THE/ BELL TELEPHONE CO./ OF CANADA/ PATENTED/ 1891/ BRIDGING/ 73393'/ XMTR.: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ BATTERY BOX: '4083' & '14'/LOCK: '2A35113', 'ORBIN', & 'PAT. APL'D FOR'/ DRAWER: '10' & '207'/ RED INKED BAND LABEL: 'RUNZEL/ 2R14'

Missing

XMTR., REPLACED BY ONE MADEBY NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ 2 XMTR. BRACKET SCREWS.

Finish

VARNISHED OAK/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT INSET XMTR. CARBON BUTTON ASSEMBLY; & STEEL INSET XMTR. BACK/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL XMTR. BRACKET, PLATE BACKGROUNDS, DRAWER, & INSET RECEIVER COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED)/ BRASS PLATED STEEL DRAWER LOCK/ PURPLE PAINTED STEEL INSET RECEIVERCOIL ENDS/ BLACK BAKELITE/ BROWN COTTON.

Decoration

DOVE TAILED SUBSET/ PICTURE FRAMED BATTERY BOX.