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OBJECT TYPE: FIELD TELEPHONE
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0083.001

MANUFACTURER: GURLT, W.
MODEL: 4472
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS, COPPER, WOOD, FELT PAD & LEATHER HANDSET/ BAKELITE & BRASS PLUGS/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/ BRASS CARRY RING

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Height: 8.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: GURLT
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Berlin

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1939
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED BY THE MILITARY AS A FIELD TRANSPORTABLE UNIT TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED IN BRASS RECEIVER FRONT COVER IS: 'W. Gurlt Berlin/ 4472'/ ENGRAVED IN BRASS TRANSMITTER FRONT COVER IS: 'W. Gurlt Berlin/ Unten'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: NICKEL PLATED BRASS RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS, HANDSET ENDS, BUTTON & LEVER PLATES & PLUGS/ NICKEL PLATED COPPER TRANSMITTER WASHER/ BLACK PAINTED BRASS FOLDING MOUTHPIECE/ VARNISHED & STAINED WOOD TALK- RECEIVE LEVER & RECEIVER WASHER
Decoration: N/A

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GURLT, W., Handset, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1978.0083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0083.001/

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