Subset, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/WALL/5-BAR GENERATOR
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0108.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Independent Telephone Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: OAK BOX & WOODEN INDUCTION COIL ENDS/ BRASS GONGS,CLAPPER & GROMMET, CRANK PLATE, HINGES, GENERATOR GEARS & TERMINAL SCREWS/ COPPER CONTACT SPRING & CONDENSER BRACKET/ STEEL GENERATOR MAGNETS & COVER, CONDENSER COVER, BIN RINGER BRACKET, CRANK HANDLE, TERMINAL SCREWS & PLATES/ PAPER COIL COVERS & LABEL/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/ BAKELITE PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Independent
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1920'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: CONTAINS BIN RINGER, CONDENSER, INDUCTION COIL, GENERATOR & CONTACT SPRING WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR TELEPHONE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE CONDENSER IS:'141A 1MF'/ STAMPED IN RED ON THE INDUCTION COIL COVER IS:'CAN. IND. TEL. CO./ IND. COIL NO. 10'/ STAMPED IN RED ON BOTH BIN RINGER COIL COVERS IS:'800/ TORONTO, ONT.'
Missing: LOCK LID SCREW/ TERMINALS ON INSIDE DOOR
Finish: VARNISHED OAK/NICKEL PLATED BRASS GONGS, CLAPPER & GROMMET, CRANK PLATE & HINGES/ STEEL GENERATOR COVER & BIN RINGER BRACKET/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL BIN RINGER PROTECTIVE BAR, GENERATOR MAGNETS, CRANK HANDLE/GREY PAINTED CONDENSER COIL COVER/ BLACK PAPER COIL COVERS WITH RED LETTERING/ WHITE INTERIOR PAPER LABEL WITH BLUE LETTERING/ BLACK BAKELITE
Decoration: DOVE-TAILED BOX/ EMBOSSED FLOWER CRANK RIVET

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Canadian Independent Telephone Co. Ltd., Subset, telephone, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1978.0108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0108.001/

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