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OBJECT TYPE: CHROME PLATED/DIAL/TROPHY SHAPED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0465.001

MANUFACTURER: Automatic Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Northlake, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS STAND, TRANSMITTER, SWITCH HOOK, DIAL COVER,GEARS, GOVERNOR COVER, INSET RECEIVER & SCREWS/ STEEL INSET TRANSMITTER, TRANSMITTER BASE, INSET RECEIVER DIAPHRAGM & DIALPARTS/ BAKELITE RECEIVER, MOUTHPIECE & CORD GROMMET/ WOODEN STAND BASE/ FELT PAD/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/ PLASTIC DIAL PLATE

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 14.4 cm
Height: 31.8 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECEIVE & TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BRASS MFR DIAL PLATE, RAISED LETTERING: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY/ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ PATENTED'/ PENCIL MARKING ON DIAL BACK: 'X1023'/ TRANSMITTER, RAISED LETTERS: 'STROMBERG-CARLSON/ TELEPHONE MFG. CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y. CHICAGO, ILL./ 716953'.
Missing: PUSH BUTTON/ NUMBER DIAL PLATE (THE ONE ON THE ARTIFACT IS A REPRODUCTION)
Finish: CHROME PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT DIAL GEARS & GOVERNOR COVER/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL XMTR BASE, RCVR DIAPHRAGM (1 SIDE; OTHER SIDE LACQUERED RED), RECEIVER BAR MAGNETS & BRASS MFR PLATE/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS INSET RCVR & STEEL INSET TRANSMITTER & DIAL PARTS/ BLUE LACQUERED STEEL INSET TRANSMITTER CONTACT STRIPS/ BLACK BAKELITE/ GREEN FELT/ BROWN COTTON/ WHITE PLASTIC DIAL PLATE WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: 2 MOULDED BRASS SWITCH HOOK RINGS CONTAIN THE LETTER 'A'

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Automatic Electric Co., Telephone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0465, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.0465.001/

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