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OBJECT TYPE: STATIC FREQUENCY/MOUNTABLE
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0428.001

MANUFACTURER: TELEPHONE MFG. CO. LTD.
MODEL: 5.D.1/SYNCYCLE
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1160
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL CASING/ METAL/ RUBBER

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.5 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Height: 17.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: TELEPHONE
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A DEVICE USED FOR CHANGING THE FORM OF ENERGY
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED FRONT MFR'S PLATE: 'TRADE SYNCYCLE MARK/ STATIC FREQUENCY CONVERTED/ TYPE 5.D.1/ OUTPUT 75V. 5W. 162/3~/ INPUT 90-260V. 40V.A. 50~/ MANUFACTURERS AND PATENTEES/ TELEPHONE MANUFACTURING CO. LTD./ LONDON ENGLAND'/RAISED ON FRONT:'SYNCYCLE' (UNDERLINED)/ 'TMC/ LONDON'/ LEFT SIDE:'ON'; 'OFF' SWITCH/ WRITTEN ON BOTTOM IN BLACK FELT MARKER: 'D212220/1/ SER.1160'/ PRICE STICKER AFFIXED TO PLUG: 'P PASCAL/ DEPT./ NO./ 4/ 65 [CENT SYMBOL] EACH'
Missing: From CA of 10/24/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: CASING PAINTED A GREYISH-GREEN COLOUR/ NICKEL PLATED ON/OFF SWITCH
Decoration: BLACK & GOLD MANUFACTURER'S PLATE

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TELEPHONE MFG. CO. LTD., Converter, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1978.0428, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0428.001/

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