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OBJECT TYPE: WALL SET/2 PARTY
DATE: 1909
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0677.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: EDWARD
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN BASE & INDUCTION COIL ENDS, BAKELITE RECEIVER, TRANSMITTER MOUTHPIECE & SIGNAL BUTTON/ BRASS GONG, TRANSMITTER BASE,SWITCH HOOK, RECEIVER RING, CONNECTOR ENDS, WASHERS/ STEEL CONTACT SPRING & INSET RECEIVER COIL ENDS/ ALUMINUM INSET RECEIVER COVER/ CLOTH INDUCTION COIL COVER/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 23.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1909
Canada: Unknown
Function: HOTEL OR APARTMENT INTERCOM SET
Technical: EARLY FORM OF INTERCOM
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED ON RECEIVER BACK IS: 'SOLID/PATENTED AUG. 14, 1900'/ ENGRAVED ON TRANSMITTER BASE IS: '"THE EDWARD"'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: WOOD PAINTED BLACK, WITH CREAM COLOR ON BACK EDGE/ NICKELPLATED BRASS GONG, TRANSMITTER BASE, SWITCH HOOK, RECEIVER RING & CONNECTOR ENDS/ NICKEL PLATED STEEL INSET RECEIVER COIL ENDS/ BRASS PLATED STEEL CONTACT SWITCH/ BLACK PAINTED ALUMINUM/ BLACK BAKELITE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Intercom, circa 1909, Artifact no. 1978.0677, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.0677.001/

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