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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/RESIDENTIAL/ROTARY DIAL
DATE: 1965–1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0151.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MODEL: PRINCESS
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 702BQ1A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING, HANDSET, DIAL, HANDSET & MOUNTING CORDS, PARTS/ METAL CHASSIS, FINGER STOP & PARTS/ PAPER OR CARDBOARD NUMBER PLATE WITH PLASTIC PROTECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
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: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: MID 1960'S +
Canada: FOUNDED IN 1895 TO MFR. TELEPHONE & OTHER EQ. FOR BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF CANADA, NORTHERN ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. LTD. BECAME NORTHERN ELECTRIC LTD. IN 1914, NORTHERN TELECOM LTD.IN 1976, NORTEL IN 1995, NORTEL NETWORKS IN 1998, & WAS ALWAYS LEADING CANADIAN MFR. OF TELEPHONE & LATER TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQ.
Function: DEVICE USED IN HOME TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION. IT CONVERTS HUMAN SPEECH INTO VARIATIONS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT FOR PURPOSE OF TRANSMISSION BY LINE, FIBRE, OR RADIO TO REMOTE OR LOCAL POINT WHERE SIGNALS ARE RECONVERTED INTO SOUND WAVES.
Technical: ROTARY PRINCESS SET WAS INTRODUCED IN 1965 & WAS FIRST DECORATOR SET PRODUCED BY NORTHERN ELECTRIC FROM WESTERN ELECTRIC DESIGN. ILLUMINATED DIAL WAS INTENDED TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR BEDROOM USE. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING ON CASING BACK READS "Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1954 RD 1957/ MADE IN CANADA"/ RAISED LETTERING ON HANDSET READS "Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ G3/ MADE IN CANADA"/ BLACK LETTERING STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE READS "702BQ1A/ - 65"/ BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL/ BLUE HANDWRITTEN "AREA/ CODE/ 519/ 855-4159" ON PAPER LABEL
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: PALE PINK CASING, HANDSET, HANDSET CORD/ SALMON COLOURED MOUNTING CORD/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT DIAL/ WHITE DIAL FACE & PLUNGERS/ GOLD COLOURED CHASSIS & FINGER STOP/ BROWN SYNTHETIC PROTECTOR PAD/ WHITE PAPER, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT PROTECTOR
Decoration: N/A

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LTD., Telephone, between 1965–1976, Artifact no. 1999.0151, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0151.001/

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