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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/ROTARY DIAL
DATE: 1980–1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0152.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Telecom
MODEL: DOODLE
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: QSQM 430A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING, HANDSET, DIAL, HANDSET & MOUNTING CORDS, PARTS/ METAL FINGER STOP, PARTS/ PAPER OR CARDBOARD NUMBER PLATE WITH PLASTIC PROTECTOR/ RUBBER? PADS

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: 18.7 cm
Height: 10.4 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 Telecom
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1980'S
Canada: FOUNDED IN 1895 TO MFR. TELEPHONE & OTHER EQ. FOR BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF CANADA, NORTHERN ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. LTD. BECAME NORTHERNELECTRIC 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: DOODLE DESK SET WAS INTRODUCED IN 1980 & WAS ONE OF IMAGINATION LINE OF NORTHERN TELECOM DESIGNED DECORATOR SETS. IT CAME WITH NOTE PAD & PENCIL (MISSING FROM THIS SET) & WAS SOLD BY BELL UNDER NAME SCRIPT. ADDITION OF BEAN BAG MADE IT KANGAROO SET; WOODEN STAND MADE IT NOMAD SET. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON NUMBER PLATE READS "nt [LOGO]/ northern/ telecom"/ RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "nt [LOGO]/ northern/ telecom"/ BLACK LETTERING STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE READS "QSQM 430A/ 81 ROTARY"
Missing: PENCIL, PAPER PAD
Finish: LIGHT BROWN CASING, HANDSET, HANDSET CORD/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT DIAL/ GREY DIAL FACE/ WHITE NUMBER PLATE WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT PROTECTOR/ BLACK PENCIL HOLDER, PLUNGER/ BLACK PAINTED FINGER STOP/ GREY MOUNTING CORD/ BROWN PADS
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Telecom, Telephone, between 1980–1995, Artifact no. 1999.0152, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0152.001/

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