Call bell

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0071.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN (MAHOGANY) BOX, ALARM HANDLE & SPOOLS/ METAL GONG, CLAPPER, HOOK LOCK, HINGES, TOP HANDLE, BATTERY HOLDER, TERMINALS &CORD HOLDER/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE CORD/ FRENCH IVORY PUSH BUTTON & HANDLE TOP

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 20.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1900
Canada: Unknown
Function: WHEN THE USER WISHED TO SIGNAL THE TELEPHONE STATION AT THE FAR END OFTHE LINE THEY WOULD PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE PLUMB SHAPED HANDLE THUS CAUSING THECLAPPER TO BEAT ON THE GONG. THESE SOUNDS WERE THEN TRANSMITTED OVER THE LINE AND REPRODUCED ELECTRONICALLY AT THE RECEIVING STATION
Technical: GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY CALL & ALARM BELL DEVICE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: COVER OF BELL MECHANISM
Finish: VARNISHED MAHAGONY
Decoration: BASE OF HANDLE IS DECORATED WITH A FOUR LEAF CLOVER SHAPE

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO., Call bell, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1978.0071, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0071.001/

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