Telephone answering device
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TAPE/CASSETTE/REMOTE
- DATE
- 1980–1995
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0373.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 2-9860D
- LOCATION
- Malaysia
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 80085105
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PLASTIC DEVICE; CARDSTOCKBOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.0 cm
- Width
- 26.5 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Malaysia
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1980S AND 1990S
- Canada
-
MADE FOR CANADIAN MARKET - 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. - Technical
-
CAN RETRIEVE MESSAGES FROM ANY TOUCH TONE TELEPHONE WITHOUT HAVING TO CARRY AN ACTIVATOR. CAN RECORD PRIVATE OUTGOING MESSAGES OR PRIVATE MEMOS. USES TWO STANDARD CASSETTES RATHER THAN "ENDLESS LOOP" FOR EASE IN OPERATING. ENTIRE PHONE CONVERSATIONS CAN BE RECORDED. CALL SCREENING ALLOWS FOR ANSWER OR RECORDING. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN BACK: 'GENERAL [LOGO] ELECTRIC MODEL NO. 2-9860D/ TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINE/ TONE DIALING REMOTE MESSAGE RETREIVAL/ POWER: DC 14 VOLTS-USE ONLY GENERAL ELECTRIC/ AC ADAPTOR 5-2154 OR 5-2172 IN CANADA/.../ SERIAL NO./ 80085105/ DATE CODE/ 2823M/ MADE IN MALAYSIA'/ LABELS ON BACK: 'Communications/ Canada/ 101 2034 A''SECURITY CODE 973/ SPECIAL MESSAGE CODE 933'/ PRINTED ON TOP: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ BEEPERLESS REMOTE. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ANSWERING SYSTEM/ MESSAGES IN USE ANSWER ON/ MEMO PHONE REC / REW STOP PLAY FFWD'/ DECAL ON TOP: 'Dual Standard Cassettes/ (included0/ One-Touch Operation/ Remote "On"/ Toll Saver/ 8 Beeperless Control Functions/ GE/CGE [LOGO]'
- Missing
- TWO CASSETTES; CORDS FOR HOOK-UP; AC POWER ADAPTER; AND MANUAL
- Finish
- BLACK BOTTOM; SILVER-BROWN TOP SECTION; TRANSPARENT BROWN LID ON CASSETTE SECTION; WHITE AND RED PRINTING/ BOX: BLUE BACKGROUND WITH WHITE PRINTING AND MULTI-COLOURED PHOTOS
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Telephone answering device, between 1980–1995, Artifact no. 1997.0373, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0373.001/
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