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OBJECT TYPE: DESK SET
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0422.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ PLASTIC FRONT PANEL, SWITCH HANDLES,COATED WIRES, LIGHT COVERS & CAPACITOR HOUSING/ METAL AMPLIFIER SCREEN, ON-OFF SWITCH, INDICATOR LIGHT BASES & INTERIOR PARTS/ GLASS VACUUM TUBES/ RUBBER PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.6 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 19.5 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 1960
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT OFFICES IN THE SAME OR ADJACENT BUILDINGS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 VACUUM TUBES: IN WHITE LETTERING 1ST TUBE READS: 'Westinghouse/ ELECTRONIC TUBE/ MB'/ IN GREEN LETTERING 2ND TUBE READS: 'JAN CHS50L6/ SYLVANIA MADE' & ON THE GLASS IN WHITE IS: '50L6/ GT/ E7M'/ IN GREEN LETTERING ON THE GLASS OF THE 3RD TUBE IS: 'ROGERS/ PAT. CANADA 42-59'/.2 VACUUM TUBES IN GREEN ON 1ST TUBE IS: 'MADE IN CANADA/ ROGERS/ PAT. CANADA 43-60'/ 2ND TUBE IS THE SAME AS THE 2ND TUBE FOR.1/ IN WHITE ON THE GLASS OF THE 3RD TUBE IS 'Westinghouse Electronic [WRITTEN]/ TU86'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD PAINTED BROWN/ BLACK PLASTIC FRONT; WITH A WHITE BORDER & SWITCH HANDLES; WITH WHITE LETTERING/ BLUE PLASTIC CAPACITOR HOUSING/ BROWN PAINTED METAL AMPLIFIER SCREEN/ ENGRAVED METAL ON-OFF SWITCH/ BLACK RUBBER PLUG/ WIRE CORD ON.1 HAS BEEN PAINTED AN OFF-WHITE COLOUR IN SPOTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Intercom, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1982.0422, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0422.001/

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