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OBJECT TYPE: WALL SET/WOOD/30 LINE/AUTOMATIC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.1295.001

MANUFACTURER: Couch, S.H. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: North Quincy, Massachusetts, 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: WOOD & METAL/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ FABRIC CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 35.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Couch
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: North Quincy

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE SAME OR ADJACENT BUILDINGS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: AROUND MOUTHPIECE 'S.H. COUCH CO./ BOSTON CHICAGO'/ DIAL MARKED 'ABC'& FROM 1-30, IN CENTRE OF DIAL 'AUTOPHONE/ PAT. MAY 17 1910/ AGENTS/ MARSH BROS./ (ELECTRICIANS) [LTD.]/ SHEFFIELD.'/ ON EAR PIECE 'S.H. COUCH CO./ P.C.' ON BACK, HANDPAINTED 'M[O]D/ OG/ PS2014', STICKER READS '84567', ANOTHER STICKER HAS WRITTEN ON 'PIM71', HANDWRITTEN 'MOD/ 068'
Missing: PIECE BROKEN OFF EDGE OF EAR PIECE
Finish: VARNISHED (?) WOOD/ BRASS & BLACK-COLOURED HARDWARE/ SILVER COLOURED BELLS
Decoration: N/A

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Couch, S.H. Co., Intercom, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1295, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.1295.001/

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