Protector, telephone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORCELAIN/2 FUSE/CARBON BLOCK
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0182.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
- MODEL
- 98A
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PORCELAIN BASE/ STEEL SCREW PLATES, TERMINALS, CARBON BLOCK DIVIDER, BOLTS & TERMINAL ENDS/ COPPER BLOCK HOLDERS/ CARBON BLOCKS/ BAKELITE BLOCK COVER/ PLASTIC FUSE COVERS/ WAX COVERING BOTTOM WIRING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.7 cm
- Width
- 9.5 cm
- Height
- 6.2 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
- CIRCA 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PROTECT TELEPHONE SETS AGAINST LIGHTNING & OTHER HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- EMBOSSED IN PORCELAIN TOP IS: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC' & '98A'/ EMBOSSED IN AN ENGRAVED RECTANGLE IS: 'PATENTED 1936' & IN AN ENGRAVED SQUARE IS: '4'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GLAZED PORCELAIN/ BRASS PLATED STEEL/ BLACK BAKELITE/ REDPLASTIC FUSE COVERS/ BROWN WAX
- Decoration
- N/A
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