Telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: WALL/COMMON BATTERY
DATE: 1920–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0314.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: 293-A
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CABINET/ SYNTHETIC RECEIVER/ METAL BELLS, HOLDER, MOUTHPIECE & HARDWARE/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ FABRIC COVERED CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN CANADA
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF COMMON BATTERY WALL SET, OFTEN USED AS AN INTERCOMMUNICATION SET.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON MOUTHPIECE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ 323'/ DECAL ON FRONT: 'Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED'/ ON RECEIVER: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ PAT. 1918 144'/ ON BACK: 'TYPE 293-A'/ CONDENSER: 'CONDENSER 21F/ CAPACITY IMF/ NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ PAT.1914'/ ON CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: 'R.M. 3470 ISSUE 9/ #293-A & N293 SUB SETS'
Missing: MOUNTING SCREWS
Finish: STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK GLOSS PAINT ON METAL PARTS/ BLACK RECEIVER/ BROWN OUTSIDE CORD/ BROWN WITH GREEN OR WHITE LINES INSIDE CORD
Decoration: MOLDED EDGES ON CABINET BASE & LID/ DECAL ON FRONT

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Telephone, circa 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1988.0314, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0314.001/

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