Plug, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: PHONE TIP TO REGULAR TELEPHONE
DATE: 1924
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0040.001

MANUFACTURER: Radio Corp. of America
MODEL: UD826
LOCATION: 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: BAKELITE PLUG/ BRASS PRONG/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RCA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: CIRCA 1920'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO CONNECT ANY CORD EQUIPPED WITH A PHONE TIP TO THE STANDARD TELEPHONE JACK
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED BAKELITE READS: 'MODEL/ [RCA TRADEMARK WITH A LIGHTNING BOLTAT THE END OF THE A & SURROUNDED BY A CIRCLE]/ UD-826'/ EMBOSSED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUG IS: 'MADE IN U.S.A.'/ IN FADED WHITE INK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOX IS: '[RCA TRADEMARK]/ Telephone Plug/ MODEL/ UD-826/ Radio Corporation/ of America/ NP30231'
Missing: TOP LID FLAP ON BOX
Finish: BLACK BAKELITE/ RED INK COLORED BOX WITH FADED WHITE LETTERING/ GOLD PAINTED BRASS PRONG BASE
Decoration: N/A

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Radio Corp. of America, Plug, telephone, 1924, Artifact no. 1982.0040, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1982.0040.001/

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