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OBJECT TYPE: SYNTHETIC/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0206.001

MANUFACTURER: Brouillette Signs Ltd.
MODEL: TELEPHONE/145
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL FRAME/ PLEXIGLASS/ FLUORESCENT LIGHT/ RUBBER COATED WIRE & PLUG/ BRASS PRONGS & DECORATIVE SCREWS

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Brouillette
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: OVERHEAD SIGN TO IDENTIFY TELEPHONE STATIONS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN BLACK & SURROUNDED BY A BLACK BORDER IS: '110-V./ 60 CY./ 15 WATT' & '145'/ FIRST DECAL ON BACK OF BRACKET READS: 'BROUILLETTE/ SIGNS LTD. MONTREAL'/ SECOND DECAL READS: 'CSA [LOGO] Testing Laboratories [IN WRITTEN FORMAT]/ APPROVED/ 90929/ PORTABLE DISPLAY OR SIGN'
Missing: BRACKET PIN BROKEN -replaced missing and ill-fitting screws
Finish: BRONZE COATED STEEL/ BRACKET CORD & PLUG PAINTED LIGHT GREEN IN SPOTS/ SIGN HAS BLACK BACKGROUND WITH SILVER LETTERS/ BRASS PAINTED BLACK DECORATIVE SCREWS
Decoration: 2 DECALS: 1ST IS SILVER WITH BLACK BORDER & LETTERING; 2ND IS YELLOW WITH RED BORDER & RED & BLACK LETTERING/ GEOMETRIC DESIGN ON DECORATIVE SCREWS

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Brouillette Signs Ltd., Sign, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1978.0206, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0206.001/

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