Interrupter

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OBJECT TYPE: POLE CHANGER
DATE: 1910–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0116.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co.
MODEL: 84D
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL CASE & MOVING INTERIOR PARTS/ BRASS INTERIORON-OFF CASING & SCREWS/ WOODEN COIL SPOOLS & RESISTANCE HOLDERS/ COTTON CLOTH COIL PROTECTORS & WRAPPED WIRES/ GLUED PAPER CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE ADAPTED TO PRODUCE ALTERNATING RINGING CURRENT FROM CURRENT SUPPLIED BY A DRY BATTERY OR OTHER DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER LABEL ON CONDENSOR READS: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC CO./ NO. 21J CONDENSOR/ CAPACITY.3-.3 M.F./ PATENTED JAN. 19, 1897/ PATENT PENDING'/ EMBOSSED PLATE READS: 'WESTERN ELECTRIC/ COMPANY/ TYPE 84D/ PAT IN USA APR 28, 1908'/ ENGRAVED INSIDE TOP OF INTERRUPTER IS: 'A316'
Missing: GLASS WINDOW ON METAL TOP
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL STEEL CASE WITH WHITE LETTERING; & PLATE WITH BRASS PLATED BORDER & EMBOSSED LETTERING/ VARNISHED WOODEN RESISTANCE HOLDERS & BLACK PAINTED COIL SPOOLS/ CREAM COLORED PAPER LABEL WITH BLACK INK LETTERING
Decoration: TERMINALS & KNOBARE LABELLED READING: 'ON OFF'/ 'RING/ BATT'/ 'OPR/BATT'/ 'GR'D'

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Western Electric Co., Interrupter, circa 1910–1930, Artifact no. 1978.0116, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0116.001/

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