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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0149.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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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/ CERAMIC RECEIVER COVER & BRASS BASE/ INSET RECEIVER: STEEL COVER & WASHER, METAL BASE WITH COPPER COILS/ TRANSMITTER COVER: BRASS/ INSET TRANSMITTER: BRASS BASE & COVER, HARD RUBBER RIM & BAKELITE WASHER/ COTTON WRAPPED COPPER WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1948
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MARKED IN PENCIL ON INTERIOR OF CERAMIC RECEIVER COVER IS:'24 THR. PER INCH/ 6/10/48'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE/ NATURAL CERAMIC FINISH/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL INSET RECEIVER COVER & BASE & TRANSMITTER MOUTHPIECE/ NICKEL PLATED BRASSRECEIVER & TRANSMITTER BASES, BASE OF TRANSMITTER COVER & BASE & COVER OF INSETTRANSMITTER/ ORANGE HARD RUBBER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Handset, circa 1948, Artifact no. 1978.0149, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0149.001/

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