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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0103.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co.
MODEL: 521A
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1: OAK CABINET & INTERIOR BATTERY BOX/ BRASS & STEEL PARTS/ BAKELITE BUTTON & COIL ENDS/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.7 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Height: 15.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1920
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED IN INSIDE RIM OF UNIT IS: 'C190'/ ENGRAVED IN CONDENSER IS: 'CONDENSER 21D/ CAPACITY 2MF/ WESTERN ELECTRIC/ MADE IN USA'/ ENGRAVED IN PLUG SOCKET IS: '23A'/ ENGRAVED IN SIGNAL CONTACT SPRING IS: 'PAT IN USA 1214 15/ 92A'/ EMBOSSED PLATE READS: 'TRADE MARK/ Western Electric/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ 521 A/ SUBSCRIBER SET/ MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: PLUG JACKET ON HANDSET
Finish: DARK STAINED OAK/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS TERMINALS, ON-OFF BUTTON, HINGE, SCREWS & PLATES/ STEEL CONDENSER PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK PAINTED COIL ENDS/BLACK & BROWN BAKELITE/ PUSH-PULL BUTTON & MFR'S PLATES HAVEA BLACK BACKGROUND
Decoration: DOVE-TAILED UNIT/ ENGRAVED BUTTON INSTRUCTIONS PAINTED WHITE

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Western Electric Co., Subscriber set, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0103, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0103.001/

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