Telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/DIAL/BUTTER STAMP RECEIVER
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0052.001

MANUFACTURER: Automatic Electric Co.
MODEL: 2331
LOCATION: Northlake, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: OAK CABINET & BIN RINGER BLOCK/ BRASS GROMMETS, XMTR, SWITCH HOOK & PLATE, DIAL, FINGER STOP, PUSH BUTTON PLATE, HINGES, SCREW LID ASSEMBLY, GONGS, CLAPPER & GUARD, DIAL GEARS, LEVER, GOVERNOR CAP, INSET XMTR DIAPHRAGM/ STEEL INSET XMTR BACK, INSET RCVR, DIAL PARTS & CONTACT SPRING/ BAKELITE RCVR MOUTHPIECE, COIL ENDS, WASHERS & DIAL PLATE/ PAPER LABEL & COIL COVERS/ COTTON COATED WIRE/ CARDBOARD/ SPOOLS/ PLASTIC DIAL PLATE

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 20.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Automatic Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Northlake

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1917
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BOTTOM FRONT OAK CABINET: '02391'/ WRITTEN IN RED ON CABINET FRONT SIDE: 'Anthony Rivers'/ INCISED TRANSMITTER: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CO./ PATENTED IN U.S.A. MAY 19, 1906/ C/ CHICAGO, ILL.'/ MOULDED BAKELITE DIAL PLATE, RAISED LETTERS: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY/ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ PATENTED'/RED BORDER BIN RINGER LABEL: '56010'/ A.E. CO./ CHICAGO/ CONDENSER/ M.F.2 TYPE, D-689/ INSPECTED MAR 13, 1917 [BLUE STAMPED DATE]/ FORM F152 100M G. & K.'/ PENCIL MARKED ON DIAL BACK: 'X531'/ PENCIL MARKED ON INSET RCVR: '3-21-11'
Missing: PUSH BUTTON & BACK PLATE ARE NOT ORIGINAL
Finish: VARNISHED OAK CABINET/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT FOR DIAL GEARS, GOVERNOR CAP & CONTACT SPRING LEVER; STEEL BIN RINGER BRACKET, TERMINALS, DIAL WORKING PARTS & CONTACT SPRING/ BRASS PLATED STEEL INSET RCVR & XMTR/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL INSET RCVR DIAPHRAGM (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED), CONDENSER, RCVR, BIN RINGER BARS/ BLACK BAKELITE EXCEPT COIL ENDS & WASHERS/ WHITE PLASTIC, BLACK LETTERS/ BLACK PAPER COIL & COVERS
Decoration: DOVE-TAILED CABINET/ FINGER STOP & PUSH BUTTON PLATE HAS 3 ARROW POINTS ON EACH SIDE & BOTTOM/ MOULDED SWITCH HOOK RINGS CONTAIN THE LETTER 'A'/ CROSS HATCHED XMTR TIGHTENING DIAL

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Automatic Electric Co., Telephone, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1970.0052, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1970.0052.001/

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