Subset, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0573.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: MC89134
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: OAK CABINET/ METAL GENERATOR CRANK, HINGES, SCREWSPLATE AROUND CRANK, SPEAKER PLATE, HOLE FOR CONNECTOR PLUG & HOLES FOR WALL ATTACHMENT/ PAPER DIAGRAM/ SPEAKER SCREENING

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 14.4 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: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: ACTS AS A SIGNALLING DEVICE FOR A RECEIVED TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAINTED IN BLACK ON A GOLD BACKGROUND WITH A BLACK BORDER IS: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY/ MADE IN U.S.A./ CHICAGO'/ IN BETWEEN THE WORDS 'IN & U.S.A.' IS THE COMPANY'S TRADEMARK: A DIAMOND AROUND THE LETTERS 'AE/ CO'/ STAMPED WITH BLACK INK ON OAK BOX BOTTOM IS 'MC89134/ 7XK'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: VARNISHED OAK/ GENERATOR CRANK, PLATE, SPEAKER PLATE, HOLE FOR PLUG CONNECTOR & SCREW IN TOP ALL PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: DOVE-TAILED CABINET

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Automatic Electric Co., Subset, telephone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1976.0573, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1976.0573.001/

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