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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/TOUCHTONE
DATE: 1981–1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0153.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Telecom
MODEL: DIPLOMAT
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: QSQM2010AX
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING, HANDSET, BUTTONS, PLUNGER, HANDSET CORD, PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ PAPER? 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: 22.8 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Height: 8.8 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 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: DIPLOMAT DESK SET WAS INTRODUCED IN 1981 & WAS DECORATOR TYPE SET ONLY AVAILABLE IN DIGITONE. IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN LONDON, ONTARIO FOR NORTH AMERICA & IN IRELAND FOR EUROPE, USING MANY CANADIAN COMPONENTS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED "Diplomat" ON FRONT/ RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "nt [LOGO]/ northern/ telecom"/ BLACK LETTERING STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE READS "QSQM2010AX/ -80"/ LABEL AFFIXED TO UNDERSIDE READS "VENDU PAR BELL CANADA/ SOLD BY BELL CANADA"/ PRINTED IN BLACK ON NUMBER PLATE "REGION/ 514/ AREA/ 668-8071"
Missing: MOUNTING CORD
Finish: LIGHT BROWN CASING WITH TEXTURED DARK BROWN FRONT PANEL/ LIGHT BROWN HANDSET/ DARK BROWN HANDSET CORD/ CHARCOAL GREY BUTTONS/ BLACK PLUNGER/ GREY? PAPER WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT PROTECTOR/ DARK BROWN PADS
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Telecom, Telephone, between 1981–1995, Artifact no. 1999.0153, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0153.001/

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