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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETO/CORD/PORTABLE/MILITARY
- DATE
- 1938
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0700.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TECHNICAL MATERIAL CORP.
- MODEL
- F & F
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SWITCHBOARD HOUSING CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD; METAL HANDLES, HINGES & CORNER REINFORCEMENTS. HAS METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS; CORDS ARE FABRIC-COVERED.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 51.5 cm
- Width
- 41.6 cm
- Height
- 39.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- TMC
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS SWITCHBOARD PROBABLY USED C.1938-1947
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF SWITCHBOARD USED BY CANADIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL C.1938-1947 - Function
-
TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL SWITCHING POINT FOR FIELD PHONES IN AN ACTIVE MILITARY FIELD OPERATION. - Technical
-
LATE 1920S CIVILIAN DESIGN ADAPTED TO MILITARY FIELD OPERATIONS WHERE SIMPLE, RUGGED DESIGN & LACK OF COMMERCIAL POWER MADE THIS TYPE OF SWITCHBOARD IDEAL. OFFERED ADVANTAGE OVER RADIO COMMUNICATION IN THAT LINES WERE NOT OPEN TO MONITORING BY ALL - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON READS: 'SWITCHBOARD/ F&F/ NO. [BLANK]/ T.M.C.'/ 'SWITCHBOARD F&F/ UNIT C YA.1600' STENCILLED IN BLACK ON LEFT SIDE PANEL; 'YA 6202' STENCILLED ON TOP. SWITCHES, CONNECTIONS, ETC. LABELLED.
- Missing
- BATTERYPACK; 1 DROP DESIGNATION STRIP; PART OF LINE DESIGNATION STRIP
- Finish
- WOOD CASE HAS BEEN VARNISHED. RED OR BLACK COLOUR CODED CORDS & SWITCH COVERS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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TECHNICAL MATERIAL CORP., Switchboard, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1971.0700, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1971.0700.001/
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