General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD TELEPHONE CABINET/ METAL WORKING PARTS, TRANSMITTER BLACK ENAMEL, INSIDE UNFINISHED/ BAKELITE MOUTHPIECE & RECEIVER/ FABRIC COVERED WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

24.2 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

17.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NORTHERN ELECTRIC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY LATE 1930'S THROUGH 1940'S

Canada

DEVELOPED, BUILT & USED IN CANADA

Function

TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY DIAL SET BASED ON EARLIER CENTRAL BATTERY SET DESIGN

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NUMBER PLATE IN RED: `1' TO `0', IN BLACK: `A' TO `P', `R' TO `V' & `OPERATOR' OVER `0'/ ON DIAL TAG: `AREA/ CODE/ 613'/ MFR'S DECAL: `Northern Electric Company/ LIMITED'/ SMALL METAL TAG ON TRANSMITTER: `337'/ INSIDE CABINET, STAMPED INTO DOOR: `N293G', ALSO ON BACK OF CABINET/ ON EAR PIECE OF RECEIVER IN RAISED PRINT: `NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ PAT. 1918 144'/ INCISED ON BACK OF TRANSMITTER: `NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED'

Missing

NONE, SOME SMALL CRACKS IN BOTTOM FRONT OF CABINET

Finish

BROWN STAINED WOOD CABINET/ METAL PARTS BLACK, EXCEPT FINGER STOP & SCREWS, UNFINISHED/ RECEIVER BROWN WITH SOME LIGHTER AREAS CAUSED FROM USE/ NUMBER PLATE IS WHITE WITH RED NUMBER & BLACK LETTERS & THE WORD OPERATOR/ DIAL TAG IS WHITE WITH BLACK PRINT/ MFR'S DECAL ON FRONT IS GOLD WITH BLACK PRINT/ SMALL METAL HOOK ON RIGHT BOTTOM OF CABINET/ MAY BE BLACK WALNUT FINISH ON CABINET/ ENAMEL WEARING OFF TRANSMITTER REVEALING BRASS UNDERNEATH.

Decoration

DOVE TAILED CABINET