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OBJECT TYPE: DIAL CANDLESTICK
DATE: 1920–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0283.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC/ 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: N/A
Height: N/A
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: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE BY A CANADIAN COMPANY IN CANADA
Function: USED ON STE-BY-STEP DIAL SWITCHING SYSTEMS TO PLACE AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE CALLS
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF DESK DIAL TELEPHONE OF THE PERID
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN BACK OF RECEIVER:'NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'/ ON FRONT: '323'/ ON RECEIVER: 'Northern Electric MADE IN CANADA'/ ON DIAL COVER: 'PATENTED 1920/ 1927/ NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY/ LIMITED'/ ON DIAL: '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 LONG DISTANCE'
Missing: DESK STAND CORD/ SUBSET/ INTERNALLY, THE TELEPHONE PARTS ARE NOT WIRED, BUT EASILY COULD BE
Finish: BLACK, WITH WHITE DIAL & BLACK NUMBERS/ BROWN CORD
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, between 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1994.0283, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0283.001/

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