Test set, relay

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OBJECT TYPE: CALIBRATION
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0034.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 35C
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 95656
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BOX WITH METAL PROTECTED CORNERS/ LARGEMULTI-CONTACT REOSTATS/ METER, SWITCHES AND KEYS MOUNTED ON BAKELITE PANEL AND KEY SUB PANELS/ METAL HARDWARE/ LEATHER HANDLE & STRAP/ GLASS METER COVER, Ebonite panel, knobs, keys.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1925 THROUGH 1970
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO SET THE CURRENT FLOW THROUGH A RELAY COIL. BY USING THE KEYS (1, 2, 3, & 4) OPERATE, RELEASE, HOLD ETC. COULD BE SET FOR A RELAY. SPRING TENSION AND ARMATURE TRAVEL WERE ADJUSTED TO SET UP THE RELAY.
Technical: A STANDARD RELAY CALIBRATING TOOL REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ALL RELAY BASED TELEPHONE SWITCHING EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CIRCUIT DRAWING ON INSIDE LID TITLED: '35A TEST SET'/ STAMPED ON TOP EDGE: '35C'/ DYNOTAPE: '6550 320 8'/ DECAL ON FRONT: 'T.A. ENGINEERING/ TEST SET/ 13634/ [BELL CANADA LOGO]'/ METER IN SET: 'WESTON MILLIAMMETER/ WESTON ELEC INST. CORP. NEWARK, N.J. USA'/ VARIOUS MARKINGS AROUND CONTROLS/ DYNOTAPE ON FRONT: 'IVINEY'
Missing: BROKEN FEET/ SLIDER BARS TOO WORN TO REPAIR
Finish: VARNISHED WOODEN BOX/ PANELS NATURAL BLACK FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric Co. Ltd., Test set, relay, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1977.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1977.0034.001/

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