General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN SUBSET, BACK BOARD, & BATTERY COVER BOX/ BRASS GONGS, CLAPPER & GUARD, SWITCH HOOK, PLATES, PLATE LOCK, TERMINALS, PRO- TECTOR, XMTR. COVER, INSET XMTR. BRIDGE ASSEMBLY, & HINGES/ STEEL INSET RECVR. COVER & POLE, INSET XMTR. BACK, XMTR. BRACKET & ARM, BATTERY BRACKET, BATTERY COVER BOX HOOKS, & CRANK/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE, RECEIVER, & CRANK HANDLE/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.0 cm

Width

24.5 cm

Height

81.5 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1890'S

Canada

MADE IN CANADA.

Function

TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED XMTR. BACK: 'THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED'/ INCISED & BLACK PAINTED SUBSET LID: 'THE NORTHERN ELECTRIC/ & MFG. CO. LTD./ MONTREAL'/ INCISED PROTECTOR PLATE: 'MADE FOR THE/ BELL TELEPHONE CO./ OF CANADA'.

Missing

REPRODUCTION BATTERY COVER BOX/ INSET RECEIVER COIL/ RECEIVER PROBABLY REPRODUCTION.

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/NICKEL PLATED BRASS, EXCEPT INSET XMTR. BRIDGE ASSEMBLY; & STEEL INSET XMTR. POLE, & INSET XMTR. BACK/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL INSET RECEIVER COVER (1 SIDE; OTHER SIDE RED LACQUERED), XMTR. ARM & BRACKET, BATTERY COVER BOX HOOKS, & BATTERY BRACKET/ BRASS PLATED STEEL CRANK/ BLACK BAKELITE/ BROWN COTTON.

Decoration

DOVE TAILED SUBSET.