General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SEE SUPP. INFO. FILE, bakelite, wood, metal, textile, paper

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

30.4 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

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CIRCA 1908

Canada

THIS TECHNOLOGY FIRST INSTALLED IN CANADA AT EDMONTON IN 1908. THIS EXAMPLE DONATED TO NRC BY J.E. LOWREY, MANITOBA TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Function

TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS

Technical

TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC DIAL TELEPHONE. AS THE DEMAND FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE GREW, AUTOMATION WAS INTRODUCED TO RELIEVE THE NEED FOR MORE AND MORE OPERATORS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

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 BORDERED BIN RINGER LABEL, FADED BLACK NUMBERS: '33010'/ BLACK BORDERED & LETTERED CONDENSERLABEL: 'A.E. CO./ CHICAGO/ CONDENSER/ M.F. 2 TYPE, D-6891/ INSPECTED AUG 12, 1912 [STAMPED DATE]/ FORM F152 100M G. & K./ PENCIL MARKED ON DIAL BACK: 'X5,34+'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SEE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FILE

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'