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- OBJECT TYPE
- OTICAL FIBRE/1 TO N
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0639.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bell Northern Research
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- L0019325
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN BOX WITH METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 42.0 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telephony
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- BNR
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
DEVELOPED AND BUILT IN CANADA - Function
-
TO MAKE CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OPTICAL FIBRES FOR LABORATORY TESTING OF FIBRES. [REF.1] - Technical
-
TESTING IN THE LAB IS IMPORTANT. SIMULATING THE FIELD IN THE LAB ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO A CHALLENGE. THIS SWITCH IS DESIGNED TO DO THIS. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STICKER ON SIDE: 'Bell-Northern Research/ L0019325'/ MARKED ON MOTOR: 'L19325/ BNR/ 12964'/ WRITTEN ON STICKER ON TOP: 'Museum/ Early Array Optical Switch'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BOX PAINTED MATTE BLACK WITH GREY FELT ON EDGES; BLACK AND GREY METAL PARTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bell Northern Research, Switch, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1996.0639, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0639.001/
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