Telephone, field

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OBJECT TYPE: LINEMAN'S
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0121.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co.
MODEL: 17C
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, 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: WOODEN CABINET/ LEATHER HANDLE/ METAL HARDWARE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC SPEAKER & RECEIVER/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS, bakelite

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 21.0 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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930 THROUGH 1952
Canada: PROBABLY USED IN CANADA
Function: USED BY TELEPHONE LINEMEN TO COMMUNICATE WITH A TESTBOARD.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: IMPRESSED ON BACK OF RECEIVER: 'Graybar Electric/ PAT IN USA JULY 7 1914/ 179-W/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM OF CASE: '17-C'
Missing: HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLY MODIFIED/ TRANSMITTER CHANGED/ HOOK SWITCH ADDED/ BATTERY CASE CHANGED/ FRONT COVER MACHINE SCREWS MISSING. REPLACED BY A WOOD SCREW.
Finish: BLACK PAINT OVER ORIGINAL VARNISH
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric Co., Telephone, field, circa 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1978.0121, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0121.001/

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