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OBJECT TYPE: FACE STANDARD (RECEIVER)
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0073.001

MANUFACTURER: HOSE-MCCANN COR. TELEPHONE MFG. CO.
MODEL: A-1
LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York, 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 INTERCOM BOX, HANDSET CRADLES, INTERCOM DIAL& NAME PLATE/ BAKELITE HANDSET/ PLASTIC & METAL INSET RECEIVER/ METAL INSET TRANSMITTER/ PLASTIC COATED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Height: 35.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: HOSE MCCANN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Brooklyn

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1930'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: SHIP'S INTERCOM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN THE BRASS FRONT ABOVE THE NAME PLATE IS: 'HOSE-MCCANN CORP./ BROOKLYN N.Y.'/ & BELOW THE NAME PLATE IS: 'MODEL A-1/ PATENTED'/ ENGRAVED NAME PLATE READS: '1. PUNTE COMMANDO/ 2. PP./ 3. CAPO MACCH./ 4. MACCH. TIMONE/ 5. MACCHINA/ 6. PR.'/ EMBOSSED ON HANDLE OF HANDSET IS:'T.M.C./ A.P 13220'/ PAINTED IN BLACK ON THE BACK OF THE INSET RECEIVER IS: 'FACE STANDARD [WITHIN AN OVAL WITH 2 STARS & A LIGHTNING BOLT]/ 99027-1/ 5906
Missing: N/A
Finish: NICKLE PLATED BRASS INTERCOM DIAL & NAME PLATE/ BLACK BAKELITE & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ GREY PLASTIC INSET RECEIVER BASE
Decoration: N/A

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HOSE-MCCANN COR. TELEPHONE MFG. CO., Intercom, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1978.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0073.001/

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