General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN SUBSET, BACK BOARD, XMTR. BRACKET & BASE, BATTERY COVER BOX & INSET RECVR. SPOOL/ BRASSTERMINALS, GONGS & BRACKETS, CLAPPER, SWITCH HOOK, CRANK, PLATES, PROTECTOR, LOCK PLATE, MOUTHPIECE, HINGES,BATTERY COVER HOOKS/ STEEL INSET RECVR. COVER, INSET XMTR. BASE & SCREEN, & BATTERY BOX BRACKET/ BAKELITE CRANK HANDLE & RECEIVER/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/ CARBON BLOCK (INSET XMTR).

Dimensions

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

Length

22.5 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

81.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STAR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

City

Halifax

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1880'S

Canada

THIS SET WAS DEVELOPED IN HALIFAX, N.S. SETS BY THIS MAKER WERE SOLD OVER APPROXIMATELY A TEN YEAR PERIOD.

Function

TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.

Technical

USES CARBON BALL TRANSMITTER. THIS TYPE OF TELEPHONE SET SHOWS YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT MAKING A MORE EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE TRANSMITTER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED SUBSET FRONT: 'THE "UNIQUE"/ JOHN STARR, SON & CO./ (L'T'D)/ HALIFAX, N.S.'/ INCISED RECEIVER: '1089' & 'T.W. NESS/ MONTREAL'.

Missing

WOOD FILLER USED IN REPAIR, HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY COLORED.

Finish

VARNISHED WOOD, EXCEPT INSET RECEIVER SPOOL/ NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT BATTERY COVER HOOKS; & STEEL BATTERY BOX BRACKET/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL XMTR. BASE & RECEIVER COVER (1 SIDE; OTHER SIDE LACQUERED); & WOODEN XMTR. BRACKET RIM/ BROWN BAKELITE/ DARK & LIGHT BROWN COATED WIRE.

Decoration

DOVE TAILED SUBSET/ STEEL BATTERY BOX BRACKET HAS A LARGESTAR CUT OUT OF THE BOTTOM.