Headset, operator's

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OBJECT TYPE: OPERATOR'S
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0796.001

MANUFACTURER: Audiosears Corp.
MODEL: 1400A
LOCATION: Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER HOUSINGS/ PLASTIC &METAL INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER & HEADBANDS/ BAKELITE PLUG WITH BRASS PRONGSPLATE & BAND/ POLYESTER & PLASTIC COATED WIRES/ LEATHER CORD STRAP/ RUBBER HEADBAND PROTECTOR/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 8.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Audiosears
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Stamford

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1980'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED BY A TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED IN PLASTIC OF .1 HEADBAND IS: 'AUDIOSEARS/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ EMBOSSED ON BAKELITE PLUG IS: '289B'/ STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE BACK OF THE INSET RECEIVER IS: 'AUDIOSEARS/ 2326'; ALSO STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE FRONT IS: '030'/ INSET TRANSMITTER: PLASTIC BLACK LETTERED DECAL READS: 'AUDIOSEARS 1628RW'; STAMPED IN RED ON THE SIDE IS: 'FEB 80'/ PLASTIC TAG ON CORD READS: 'AUDIO-/ SEARS/ CORDS ET/ 7739'/ BOX WITH PICTURE OF HEADSET READS: 'AUDIOSEARS/ TELEPHONE OPERATORS/ HEADSET'/ BLUE BOX DECAL READS: 'DISTRIBUTED BY/ NEDCO/ CANADA'S LARGEST DISTRIBUTOR OF/ "ELECTRICAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS"'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK PLASTIC, EXCEPT FOR RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS, WHICH ARE CLEAR/ BLACK RUBBER/ BLACK POLYESTER WIRE COVERING/ WHITE BOX WITH BLUE & RED LETTERING
Decoration: N/A

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Audiosears Corp., Headset, operator's, circa 1979, Artifact no. 1980.0796, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0796.001/

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