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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS/11 HOLE DIAL/TROPHY SHAPED
DATE: 1906
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0020.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS TELEPHONE STAND, SWITCH HOOK, FINGER STOP, ROTATING DIAL, XMTR. COVER & BRACKET, INSET RCVR BACK, INSET XMTR.; & INTERIOR DIAL CONTACT SPRING LEVER, GEAR & GOVERNOR CAP/ STEEL INTERIOR DIAL WORKING PARTS, & INSET RCVR. BARS & COVER/ BAKELITE DIAL WASHER, RCVR, & MOUTHPIECE/ CARDBOARD DIAL INSULATORS/ PLASTIC DIAL & NO. PLATES/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE/FELT PAD

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.1 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Height: 33.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: C. EARLY 1900'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: USED THREE WIRE SYSTEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. FRONT COVER: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CO./ C/ PAT APPL'D FOR/ CHICAGO, ILL.'/ RAISED LETTERED NO. PLATE: 'AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY/ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ PATENTED/ 437 [BLACK INK]'/ DIAL PLATE: RED INK: 'IF A LETTER/APPEARS/ BEFORE/ THE/ NUMBER/ WANTED/ CALL/ LETTER/ THEN/ NUMBER'/ INCISED SWITCH HOOK: '02030'/ BLACK STAMPED INSET RECEIVER COILS: 'D-281372'/ PENCIL MARKED DIAL: '1037'.
Missing: BELL BOX/ PUSH BUTTON/ RECEIVER MAY NOT BE CORRECT ONE/ DIAL NO. PLATE IS A REPLACEMENT.
Finish: NICKEL PLATED BRASS (NICKEL PEELED OFF MOST COMPONENTS), EXCEPT INTERIOR DIAL CONTACT SPRING LEVER, GEAR & GOVERNOR CAP; & STEEL INTERIOR DIAL WORKING PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED STEEL INSET RECEIVER BARS & COVER (1 SIDE, OTHER SIDE LACQUERED)/ BLACK BAKELITE & PLASTIC NO. PLATE/ WHITE PLASTIC DIAL PLATE/ RED CARDBOARD/ BROWN COTTON/ LIGHT GREEN FELT.
Decoration: SWITCH HANDLE HAS 2 LETTER 'A'S DECORATING BOTH ENDS.

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Automatic Electric Co., Telephone, circa 1906, Artifact no. 1978.0020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0020.001/

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