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- OBJECT TYPE
- CROSSBAR/10 X 20
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0017.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Northern Electric
- MODEL
- NE 32801A
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL FRAME & PARTS/ METAL STAND/ METAL PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 94.0 cm
- Width
- 61.0 cm
- Height
- 55.9 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
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- NEW - NEVER USED/ THIS TYPE OF SWITCH WAS USED THROUGH 1970'S & 1980'S
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA - Function
-
COMPONENT OF AUTOMATIC SWITCHING SYSTEM - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF SWITCH THAT REPLACED THE STEP BY STEP SYSTEM IN CANADA. IN 1930'S, THE CONTINUOUSLY GROWING DEMAND FOR TELEPHONE SERVICES EMPHASIZED NEED FOR FASTER & LESS EXPENSIVE AUTOMATIC SWITCHING - ONE RESULT WAS CROSSBAR SWITCHING SYSTEM USING PRINCIPLE OF COMMON CONTROL. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK LETTERING ON FRAME READING 'NE32801A 70'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GOLD COLOURED METAL FRAME/ FLAT GREY PAINTED STAND/ METALLIC PARTS/ COPPER WIRE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Northern Electric, Switch, 1970, Artifact no. 1971.0017, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1971.0017.001/
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