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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1935–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0377.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: HA1
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: SR-W-BB-Y-BKA-3
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BASE, CRADLE, INTERIOR BASE PARTS, INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER/ BRASS SCREW PLATES, SCREWS & WIRE BAND/ COPPER CONTACT SPRING/ BAKELITE HANDSET, DIAL BASE & WASHERS/ PLASTIC &RUBBER COATED WIRE/ SILK TRANSMITTER COVERING/ CORK PADS/.5 SUEDE BOTTOM

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Height: 12.5 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: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA 1935-1939
Canada: Unknown
Function: TRANSMITTING & RECEIVING VOICE SIGNALS.
Technical: THIS MORE "MODERN" SET HAD A COMBINED TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER WHICH MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO USE. IT WAS STILL TOO SMALL TO CONTAIN ALL THE NECESSARY PARTS SO A SUB-SET WAS REQUIRED. THIS MODEL COULD BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT A DIAL DEPENDING ON THE SYSTEM IT WAS CONNECTED TO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON TELEPHONE BACK IS: `NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD. MADE IN CANADA PATENTED 1925 RD 1929 1930` & `D1`/ EMBOSSED ON HANDSET IS: ‘Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ PATENTED 1922, 1923, RD 1935/ F1/ MADE IN CANADA'/ RECEIVER COVER TOO TIGHT TO BE TAKEN OFF; TRANSMITTER: EMBOSSED ON BACK OS: ‘F1/ PATENTED/ 1930/ 1932/ 1934/ 1936'; STAMPED IN BLACK ON BACK IS: ‘9-24-45'; ENGRAVED DIAL BACK READS: ‘94A/ SR/ W-BB/ Y-BK/ A-3'; STAMPED IN RED ON DIAL BACK IS: ‘III 35'; ENGRAVED BRASS BAND READS: ‘2H34AR6'; MARKED IN BLACK ON MASKING TAPE IS: ‘HBD/G2'.
Missing: .1 CORK PADS/ .1-.3 PAPER DIAL NUMBERS
Finish: BLACK ENAMELLED STEEL BASE, CRADLE, INSET RECEIVER & TRANSMITTER COVERS/ BLACK BAKELITE HANDSET & DIAL FACE/ BROWN BAKELITE WASHERS/BLACK RUBBER & SILK/ BROWN SUEDE
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, between 1935–1939, Artifact no. 1968.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0377.001/

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