Extension pole

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0520.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN POLES WITH METAL CONNECTING ENDS AND COTTON CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 85.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED BETWEEN 1950 AND 1980
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY TRAIN CREW WORKING FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE MESSAGES FROM A REMOTE LOCATION USED BY TRAIN CREWS IN THE EVENT OF BREAKDOWN.
Technical: PRIOR TO THE WIDESPREAD USE OF CELLULAR PHONES, PORTABLE TELEPHONE HANDSETS WERE AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY ON TRAINS. THEY REPLACE PORTABLE TELEGRAPH HAND SETS. [RE 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN TWO OF METAL ENDS: 'CANADA/ MADE IN CANADA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK GLOSS PAINT ON POLES; LACQUERED END PIECES
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Extension pole, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0520, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0520.003/

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