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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian National Canadian Pacific
MODEL: CN 48-42-791
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER & INK.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.3 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TELEGRAM SENT/RECEIVED C. LATE 1960S +.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF CABLE FORM USED BY CANADIAN NATIONAL- CANADIAN PACIFIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS DURING THIS PERIOD.
Function: TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN RECORD OF A MESSAGE RELAYED VIA TELEGRAPH.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONCE-COMMON TELEGRAM, NOW LARGELY REPLACED BY TELEPHONE AND COMPUTER EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS. INTERESTINGLY, THIS TELEGRAM WAS USED TO ENQUIRE ABOUT A TELEPHONE; THE RECEIVED TELEGRAM MESSAGE WAS RELAYED VIA TELEPHONE TO THE ADDRESSEE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Telegram reads in part " CANADIAN NATIONAL. CANADIAN PACIFIC/ TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ CANADIEN NATIONAL. CANADIEN PACIFIQUE/ 48-42-791 6115B(12-67)" & " TELEPHONED". Complete transcript of MARKINGS reproduced digitally.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: OFF-WHITE PAPER HAS RED LETTERHEAD & BLACK TEXT.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian National Canadian Pacific, Telegram, circa 1967, Artifact no. 1996.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0262.001/

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