Headset, operator's

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OBJECT TYPE: OPERATOR'S
DATE: 1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0170.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 52
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: THERMO PLASTIC RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER/ METAL HEADBAND, HEADSET & INSET TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER/ BAKELITE PLUG/ BRASS PRONGS/ RUBBER WIRE SHEATHING/ SOFT PLASTIC HEADBAND COVER/ POLYESTER COATED WIRE/ SILKINSET TRANSMITTER COVER/ WOOD INSET RECEIVER WASHER

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.5 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1951
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED BY TELEPHONE OPERATORS TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN PLASTIC OF HEADBAND IS: 'Northern Electric/ MADE IN CANADA'/ 25'/ EMBOSSED IN METAL OF HEADBAND IS: 'PATENTED 1951' & '15A [A STAR SYMBOL]'/ EMBOSSED IN BAKELITE PLUG: '289B'/ INSET RECEIVER: EMBOSSED IN THE METAL IS: 'PATENTED 1945' & 'HC3'; STAMPED IN WHITE IS: '2-21-63'/ INSET TRANSMITTER: STAMPED IN BLACK ON METAL RIM: 'N1 3-58'; STAMPED IN RED ON THE METAL RIM IS: '4597'/ ENGRAVED IN THE BAND AROUND THE CORD IS: 'L4BM/ 62'
Missing: BINDING STRAP
Finish: BLACK THERMO & SOFT PLASTIC, BAKELITE, RUBBER & POLYESTER/ BLACK PAINTED METAL HEADBAND PLATE/ TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER COVERS CLEAR PLASTIC/ VARNISHEDWOOD
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Headset, operator's, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1978.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0170.001/

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