Test set, telephone line

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OBJECT TYPE: HANDSET
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0084.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 1011G
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RUBBER HANDSET HOUSING/ BRASS DIAL BACK COVER & FRONT WASHERS & WIRE GROMMET/ STEEL DIAL PLATE & ROTARY DIAL, INTERIOR DIAL WORKING PARTS & CONNECTORS/ COPPER SCREW PLATE & WIRE HOOK/ BAKELITE PLUG, RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS & 'TALK/MONO' SWITCH/ PLASTIC INTERIOR DIAL SHIELD & WIRE SHEATH/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.1 cm
Width: 7.6 cm
Height: 10.1 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: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SET WAS USED EXTENSIVELY OVER A FAIRLY LONG PERIOD FROM THE 1940'S-1970'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR LINEMAN'S USE IN BRIDGING ONTO A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON RUBBER HANDLE IS: 'Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ MADE IN CANADA'/ ENGRAVED ON DIAL SCREW PLATE IS: '52D'/ PAINTED ON BACK DIAL COVER IS: '6A 1-63'/ EMBOSSED ON DIAL BACK COVER IS: 'Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1953, 1954/ MADE IN CANADA'/ EMBOSSED ON BAKELITE PLUGS IS: '346A' & '471A'/ IN BLUE INK ON PAPER LABEL IS: '2W37A' & IN BLACK INK IS: '61'
Missing: ORIGINAL BELT CLIP
Finish: BLACK RUBBER & BAKELITE/ EXTERIOR OF DIAL BACK COVER PAINTED BLACK/ STEEL DIAL PLATE RIM PAINTED BLACK, WHITE ENAMELFRONT WITH PAINTED RED NUMBERS & BLACK LETTERS/ BLACK PAINTED ROTARY DIAL/ YELLOW PLASTIC INTERIOR DIAL SHIELD/ RED & BLACK POLYESTER COATED WIRE
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Test set, telephone line, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1978.0084, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0084.001/

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