Test set, cable

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0132.001

MANUFACTURER: STEWART BROS. INC.
MODEL: L
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: WOODEN BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE/ CANVAS CARRYING STRAP/ BAKELITE PANEL & KNOBS/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/LEATHER REST ON COIL

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930-1940
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO LOCATE SHORTED, GROUNDED OR WET CABLE PAIRS IN TELEPHONE CABLE SYSTEMS WITHOUT OPENING CABLE SHEATH
Technical: A VERY EARLY CABLE TESTING TOOL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE: 'CABLE TESTER/ STEWART BROS. INC./ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS/SERIAL/ MODEL NO./ L'/ STAMPED ON TOP EDGES OF CASE: '20/ 20/ SGT/ 1 2 3 4/ 49'
Missing: SCREWS MISSING FROM HINGE/ HINGES NOT MATCHED
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED CASE/ BEIGE STRAP/ BLACK PANEL & KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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STEWART BROS. INC., Test set, cable, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1978.0132, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0132.001/

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