Subset, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: FOOT PEDAL SWITCH
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0208.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: N501B
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: OAK BOX/ WOODEN INDUCTION COIL ENDS/ BRASS LOCKINGLID SCREW ASSEMBLY & PLATE, HINGES, SUBSET & FOOT PEDAL TERMINALS & CONTACT SPRING/ COPPER FOOT PEDAL SPRING/ STEEL CONDENSER COVER & BAR/ FOOT PEDAL BASE COVER & CONTACT SPRING SCREW PLATES & CORD PIPE/ COTTON WRAPPED BRAIDED WIRE/ GLUED PAPER CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 8.9 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: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1925
Canada: Unknown
Function: SUBSET CONTAINS INDUCTION COIL & CONDENSER WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION. FOOT PEDAL USED AS A CONTACT SWITCH
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LID DECAL: 'Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED'/ CIRCUIT DIAGRAM: TERMINAL HOOK UP INSTRUCTIONS & 'PATENTED 1920/ N501-B SUBSET'/ INCISED CONDENSER:'CONDENSER 21 AL/ CAPACITY 1/4 MF/ NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO LIMITED/ PAT 1914'
Missing: N/A
Finish: STAINED OAK/ BLACK PAINTED WOODEN INDUCTION COIL ENDS, BRASS LOCKING LID SCREW & PLATE & HINGES; STEEL CONDENSER COVER & FOOT PEDAL & COVER/ NICKEL PLATED BRASSTERMINALS, LOCKING LID SCREW PLATE & WASHER & FOOT PEDAL CONTACT SPRING/ FADED PAPER CIRCUIT DIAGRAM WITH BLACK LETTERING, MARKINGS & BORDER/ WHITE PAINTED TERMINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Subset, telephone, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1978.0208, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1978.0208.001/

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