General Information

Serial #

AL-8011000920-A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC & METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

17.8 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Height

4.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bell

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED IN 1990S.

Canada

TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINES FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE IN CANADA IN 1950S, BUT WERE NOT COMMON UNTIL EARLY 1980S. THE RAPID ADOPTION OF ANSWERING MACHINES IN 1980S REFLECTS CHANGING CANADIAN SOCIETY: MORE CANADIANS WERE LIVING ALONE, AND MORE MARRIED WOMEN WORKED OUTSIDE THE HOME. (REF. 1)

Function

TO RECORD & PLAY BACK TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER GREETING AND CALLER MESSAGES.

Technical

REPLACING CASSETTE-BASED ANALOGUE RECORDERS, DIGITAL MACHINES CONVERT AN INCOMING AUDIO SIGNAL INTO A COMPRESSED DIGITAL BIT STREAM AND STORE IT IN A MEMORY CHIP. THIS MODEL OFFERS FEATURES SUCH AS MULTIPLE MAILBOXES, SKIPPINGOR DELETING MESSAGES, RECORDED MEMO & REMOTE OPERATION. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"[logo] BELL Phones/ BY NORTHWESTERN BELL PHONES" printed in blue in upper left corner of machine top. All controls labelled. Decal on casing back reads "[logo] BELL [registered trade mark] Phones/ BY NORTHWESTERN BELL PHONES/ BY UNICAL ENTERPRISES, INC./ Model/Modele: 62717/ CANADA: 2371 8220A REN: 0.1/ Made in China/ Fabrique en Chine/ Imported By/ Importe Par:/ Sonigem Products, Inc., Markham, Ontario L3R 4C1". Decal applied below reads "Serial No: AL-8011000920-A". White label above reads "[Canada wordmark symbol]/ Industry Canada/ Industrie Canada/ 2371 8220 A". Decal applied to underside of device reads "This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is/ subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause/ harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference/ received, including interference that may cause undesired operation./ Privacy of communications may not be insured when using this phone." "SECURITY CODE/ 159" printed on decal on extreme right of underside. Decal applied to battery compartment cover reads "[symbol]/ CAUTION- Alwarys disconnect the telephone line cord/ from the wall outlet before replacing batteries. Read/ operating manual before using." and "[symbol]/ DANGER- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. No user/ serviceable parts inside. Refer service to a qualified/ technician." in French & English. "QC/ Q1/ ACC" printed on decal applied to case underside. "RESET" button labelled.

Missing

MISSING TELEPHONE LINE CORD.

Finish

DARK GREY FINE WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON CASING; LIGHT GREY CONTROL PANEL AND PUSH-BUTTONS; BLUE & OFF-WHITE TEXT.

Decoration

N/A