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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0147.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: NU
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BAKELITE HANDLE, RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVER & INSULATING WASHERS ON THE BACKS OF THE INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER/ METAL & SILK INSET RECEIVER/ INSET TRANSMITTER: METAL FRONT, NICKLE PLATED COPPER ELECTRODE, BRASS BACK & COPPER RIM/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRES/ NICKLE PLATED BRASS CONNECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 6.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1944
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED HANDLE READS:'NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PATENTED 1925/ RD 1935/ ND/ MADE IN CANADA'/ ENGRAVED INTO METAL PLATE INSIDE RECEIVER IS:'12D II42/ PATENTED 1930'/ INSET RECEIVER: ENGRAVED ON FRONT COVER IS:'HAI';EMBOSSED ON BACK IS:'PATENTED/ 1925-1927-1935'; STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON BACK BOTTOM IS:'4-13-44'/ INSET RECEIVER: EMBOSSED ON BRASS BACK IS:'F1' & 'PATENTED1928-29-30-32-34-36'; STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON BRASS BACK IS:'6-18-43'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE HANDLE & RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS/ BROWN INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER WASHERS/ INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS METAL PAINTED BLACK/ INSET RECEIVER METAL RIM LACQUERED/ INSET TRANSMITTER NICKEL PLATED COPPER ELECTRODE/ NICKEL PLATED BRASSWIRE CONNECTORS/ BLACK SILK INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERING
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Handset, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1978.0147, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0147.001/

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