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OBJECT TYPE: TABLE/ELECTRIC/ALARM
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1056.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: TELECHRON
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 12782
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ENAMELLED METAL HOUSING; SYNTHETIC BASE; METAL CLOCK FACE WITH GLASS COVER; SYNTHETIC PLUG & CORD COVERING?

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.2 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 12.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Clocks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'Telechron/ CAT. NO. AB712 SER. 12782/ VOLTS 115 CYC. 25 W.4/ LICENSED UNDER WARREN PATENTS/ PATENTED, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1928./ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRICCO., LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA/ V-4[5]40360'; DECAL ON BACK READS: 'HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO/ SER. A APPROVED ELECTRIC CLOCK 11'; CONTROL MARKINGS ON BACK INCLUDE: 'ALARM', 'RESET SIGNAL', 'TIMIE', 'ALARM ON-PULL OUT OFF-PUSH IN' & 'OFF LIGHT ON'; MARKINGS ON BASE READ: 'REMOVE THIS BASE TO CHANGE THE LAMP' & 'USE G.E. NO. 41 MAZDA'; CLOCK FACE READS: '12 1 2... 11/ GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC/ Telechron'; PLUG MARKED 'HUBBELL'
Missing: From CA of 07/31/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - Glass broken, incomplete.
Finish: HOUSING METAL WITH WHITE ENAMEL FINISH; BASE BLACK SYNTHETIC; CLOCK FACE METAL UNFINISHED WITH BLACK HANDS & NUMERALS; CORD COVERING BROWN SYNTHETIC; PLUG BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Clock, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.1056, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1056.001/

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