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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS/EXTENSION GATE/CANDLESTICK
DATE: 1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0046.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 48D
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS XMTR. BACK & BRACKET, SHAFT, INSET XMTR. & RECEIVER CONTACT POINTS, SWITCH HOOK, DESK MOUNT, & GATE GROMMETS/ STEEL INSET RECEIVER, HEADBAND; GATE ARM, BRACKETS,& POLE; LINE WIRE PIN HOLDERS, & CONTACT SPRING & BRACKET/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE, XMTR. BACK, RECEIVER, & INSULA- TORS/ PLASTIC & COTTON COATED WIRE/ FAKE LEATHER COVERED CARDBOARD HEADBAND PROTECTOR; PLASTIC INSET RECEIVER MEMBRANE

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1956
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL: 'Western Electric/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ RAISED LETTERED: RECEIVER:'Western Electric/ U.S.A.'; INSET RECEIVER: 'PATENTED/ 1942-1944'/ INCISED: HEADBAND: '11A*'; SWITCH HOOK: 'P98394'; XMTR. BRACKET: '48D'/ BLACK STAMPED: INSET RECEIVER: 'HA-2', & '2-07-61'/ RED STAMPED: INTERIOR RECEIVER HOUSING: '11A'; & INSET XMTR. BACK: '635B' & '8-56'.
Missing: PLASTIC LINE CORD REPLACEMENT IS WRONG TYPE.
Finish: BLACK PAINTED BRASS, EXCEPT INSET XMTR. & RECEIVER CONTACT POINTS; STEEL GATE ARM & BRACKETS/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL HEADBAND, POLE, & LINE CORD PIN HOLDERS; & BRASS GROMMETS (ALMOST PEELED OFF), & INSET RECEIVER &XMTR. CONTACT POINTS/ BLACK BAKELITE, EXCEPT BROWN INSULATORS/ BLACK FAKE LEATHER & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ BRASS PLATED STEEL INSET RECEIVER FRONT, & CONTACT SPRING & BRACKET/ BROWN COTTON & CARDBOARD/ CLEAR PLASTIC INSET RECEIVER MEMBRANE.
Decoration: GOLD DECAL WITH BLACK DOUBLE BORDER AND LETTERING.

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Western Electric, Telephone, circa 1956, Artifact no. 1978.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0046.001/

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