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OBJECT TYPE: PHENOL PLASTIC/TOUCH-TONE
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0582.001

MANUFACTURER: NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: NE 2500
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: DO1A 68
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PHENOL PLASTIC TELEPHONE HOUSING, DIAL PLATE & HANDSET/ PLASTIC PARTS/ STEEL TELEPHONE BASE & PARTS/ COPPER & BRASS PARTS/ COTTON BALL PADDING/ RUBBER FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: 11.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: NORTHERN ELECTRIC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1968-1970s
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED RAISED LETTERS, WITH INCISED RECTANGLE: TELEPHONE: 'Northern Electric/ PATENTED 1954 1955 1960/ MADE IN CANADA'; HANDSET: 'Northern Elec- tric/ COMPANY LIMITED/ G3/ MADE IN CANADA'/ XMTR.: RAISED LETTERS: 'T1/ PAT 1955/ MADE IN CANADA'; BLACK STAMPED: '4-29-68'/ RECVR: MOLDED RAISED LETTERS: 'MADE IN CANADA/ U1/ PATENTED 1953'; BLACK STAMPED: '5-3-68'/ TELEPHONE BOTTOM:INCISED: 'MADE IN CANADA'; BLACK STAMPED: 'NE-2500/ D01A [2 HORIZONTAL LINES ONTOP OF EACH OTHER] 68'/ INCISED GONGS: '54A' & '55A'/ INCISED BIN RINGER BRACKET: 'C4A/ 68 [3 HORIZONTAL LINES]/ BLACK STAMPED CONDENSER: 'NE-425QE1', 'PAT 1954-57', & *
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: YELLOW PHENOLPLASTIC & RUBBER CORD/ BLACK RUBBER FEET/ GREY PLASTIC INST XMTR. & RECVR. BACKS, GENERATOR & PUSH BUTTONS (WITH WHITE MARKINGS)/ WHITE PLASTIC SPOOLS, PARTS OF CONTACT SPRINGS, & DISCONNECT BUT- TONS/ CLEAR PLASTIC NO. PLATE COVER/ YELLOW PLASTIC COIL COVER/ COPPER & BRASS PLATED STEEL TELEPHONE BOTTOM, INSET RECVR. BACK, & DISCONNECT LEVER / NICKEL PLATED STEEL BRACKETS/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL INSET XMTR.FRONT
Decoration: INCISED BELLS (ONE BIGGER THAN THE OTHER), ON TELEPHONE BOTTOM INDICATING RING LOUDNESS.

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NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO., Telephone, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1975.0582, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1975.0582.001/

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