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OBJECT TYPE: PHENOL PLASTIC/STEEL/DESK/DIAL
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0077.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL WORKS LTD.
MODEL: MONOPHONE
LOCATION: Brockville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N4023A0
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PHENOL PLASTIC TELEPHONE HOUSING/ STEEL TELEPHONE BOTTOM, CONDENSER, BIN RINGER & CONTACT SPRING BRACKETS, & SOME DIAL WORKING PARTS/ BRASS TERMINALS; DIAL BACK, GOVERNOR CAP, & GEAR; GONGS & CLAPPER, CRADLE BRIDGE; DISCONNECT BUTTONS, ROTATING DIAL, FINGER STOP, NO. PLATE RIM, & EAR & MOUTH PIECE RIMS/ BAKELITE HANDSET, SPOOLS & INSULATORS/ RUBBER & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ PLASTIC DIAL PLATE; & NO. PLATE & COIL COVERS/ PAPER LABEL & CIRCUIT DIAGRAM/ SILK INTERIOR GRILL COVERING/ TAPE/ RUBBER WASHER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Height: 11.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: PHILLIPS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Brockville

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1950
Canada: MADE IN CANADA, EXCEPT CONDENSER.
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK STAMPED: TELEPHONE BOTTOM: [WITHIN A BORDER]: 'Monophone [UNDERLINED]/ PRODUCED BY/ PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL WORKS LIMITED/ BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA'; & 'N4023AO'; DIAL: '60/ YA'; & CONDENSER: TOP: 'D68640A.7 MF./ 4 MF.'; FRONT: 'AUTOMATIC/ ELEC. CO./ NA'/ BLACK INKED BIN RINGER LABEL: 'S.L./ D-56462-A/ (L)D-281365-B/ (R)D-281350-B/ 700-W-700-W/ USE 1 OR 0.7 M.F. COND.'/ INCISED DIAL BACK, [WITHIN A CIRCLE]: 'PHILLIPS/ MADE IN/ CANADA'/ RED STAMPED: BIN RINGER BRACKET: 'D56441'; & INDUCTION COIL BRACKET: 'D-282996-A'/ FADED BLACK INK ON NUMBER PLATE: '10'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PHENOL PLASTIC; BAKELITE EXCEPT BROWN SPOOLS& IN- SULATORS; RUBBER, SILK, & TAPE/ CHROME PLATED STEEL BOTTOM; & BRASS CRADLE BRIDGE, BUTTONS, ROTATING DIAL, FINGER STOP, & MOUTH & EAR PIECE RIMS/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL BRACKETS & DIAL WORKING PARTS; BRASS DIAL BACK, TERMINALS & CLAP- PER/ BRASS PLATED BRASS GONGS/ GREY PAINTED STEEL CONDENSER/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL BIN RINGER BAR; & BRASS PLATE RIM/ BROWN PLASTIC CORD & COVERS
Decoration: SQUARE CORNERED BASE/ GRILLED SIDES/ WHITE PLASTIC DIAL PLATE, WITH BLACK NUMBERS.

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