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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/DIAL
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.1530.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 500
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC (INCLUDING PLASTIC) AND METAL COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF TELEPHONE USED 1950S+
Canada: BASIC SET INTRODUCED IN 1951 AND POPULAR THROUGHOUT 1950S-1960S: VARIATIONS PRODUCED UNTIL APPROX. 1980.
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS FOR VOICE COMMUNICATION.
Technical: 500 SET INCORPORATED IMPROVEMENTS FROM BOTH CUSTOMER & TECHNICALPOINTS OF VIEW OVER OLDER 300 MODEL SET. USERS LIKED THE TELEPHONE'S EXTERNAL STYING: A VOLUME ADJUSTABLE RINGER, A FLAT HANDSET WHICH WAS EASILY PROPPED UNDER THE EAR, AND LETTERS PRINTED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE DIAL RATHER THAN ON THE DIAL FACE. TECHNICALLY, THE SET WAS CAPIABLE OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY TRANSMISSION, AND EFFICIENT DIALING & RINGING OVER LONGER DISTANCES WITH FINER GAUGE CABLES. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " Northern Electric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ RD 1949/ G1/ MADE IN CANADA" cast in raised print on underside of handset. "Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1939 1943 1953 1955 RD 1948/ MADE IN CANADA" cast in raised print on telephone body casing back, below cradle. Dial faceplate marked 1 through 0, A through P, R through Y, and "OPERATOR". "MADE IN CANADA" stamped into baseplate. "LOUD" with left facing directional arrow, "-59", and "C/D/ 500" stamped on baseplate.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: SMOOTH BLACK MOLDED PLASTIC CASING AND HANDSET. BLACK METAL DIAL. DIAL FACEPLATE BEARS OFF-WHITE MARKINGS. SMOOTH BLACK COVERING ON CORDS. MODIFIED TRIANGULAR SHAPED BROWN SYNTHETIC PADS ON BASE.
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Telephone, after 1955, Artifact no. 1970.1530, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1970.1530.001/

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