Dial, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTARY
DATE: 1937–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0095.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: N13C
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: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 3.5 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: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1930'S & 1940'S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: TO BE USED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SET TO CONTROL CENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR SETTING UP A CONNECTION TO ANOTHER TELEPHONE SET
Technical: EXAMPLE OF FAIRLY EARLY DIAL MECHANISM; FACE PLATE WITH NUMBERS ONLY; I.E. BEFORE THE PERIOD OF 'NAMED' TELEPHONE EXCHANGES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON FINGER PLATE: 'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY/ LIMITED'/ ON MOVABLE NUMBER PLATE: 'REMOVE RECEIVER/ PULL DIAL AROUND TO STOP AND LET GO/ Northern Electric Company LIMITED'/ ON NUMBER PLATE: '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 LONG DISTANCE'
Missing: CONNECTING CORDS/ GOVENOR ASSEMBLY BRACKET/ SHUNT SPRING
Finish: BLACK PAINTED FINGER PLATE WITH SILVER PRINTING/ WHITE NUMBER PLATE WITH BLACK NUMBERS
Decoration: N/A

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Dial, telephone, circa 1937–1940, Artifact no. 1990.0095, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0095.001/

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