Telephone answering device

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OBJECT TYPE: REMOTE
DATE: 1979–1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0372.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILIPS
MODEL: CODE-A-PHONE 1450C
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 1466311
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA. MANUAL MADE FOR PHILIPS CANADA
Function: USED TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE WITH A PRE-RECORDED MESSAGE, AND RECORD A MESSAGE FROM THE CALLER FOR LATER RE-PLAY. THE RECORDED MESSAGES CAN BE RETREIVED FROM ANOTHER TELEPHONE WITH THE USE OF AN ACTIVATOR.
Technical: THE REMOTE CONTROLDEVICE IS AN ADVANCE IN ACCESSIBILITY OF MESSAGES. THE MESSAGES CAN BE RETRIEVED FROM ANY TELEPHONE. (REF 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECALS ON BACK: 'PHILIPS [LOGO]/ CODE-A-PHONE 1450C/ 12 VOLTS AC CAP-146/ MADE IN JAPAN/ PATENT PENDING/ 60 HERTZ/ SERIAL NO. 1466331 [ALSO IN FRENCH]' 'CODE/ 2' 'Communications/ Canada/ 135 058 A'/ PRINTING ON FRONT INCLUDES: 'MIC/ MICRO PHILIPS [LOGO] CODE-A-PHONE/ 1450/ REMOTE COMMAND/ MESSAGES/ VOLUME/ FUNCTION/ OFF ANSWER PLAY ANNOUNCE ERASE/ REWIND START RECORD [ALSO FRENCH]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BEIGE BODY WITH FRONT PANEL OF BROWN AND SILVER/ PRINTING IN SILVER OR BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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