General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Smooth brown moulded synthetic telephone handset & body casing; opaque moulded synthetic dial mounted over brown paper telephone number label; off-white paper disc mounted in centre of dial; brown synthetic covering on handset cord; black synthetic interrupt button. Grey synthetic covering on connection cord; opaque synthetic 'jack' connector. Grey metal base.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.5 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NORTHERN TELECOM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1978+

Canada

Designed in Canada by Bell Northern Research as part of the 'Imagination' series of telephones and manufactured in London, Ont. by Northern Telecom."Dawn" was one of 5 products first offered in the 'Imagination' series, a cooperative project of the BNR design interpretitive group and Northern Telecom marketing. Sold by Bell Canada. (ref. 1)

Function

To transmit & receive telephone signals for voice communication. It converts human speech into variations of electric current for purposes of transmission by line to remote or local points.

Technical

With no change in standard telephone technology, the 'Imagination' series phones were designed in 1977 to give the customer a wider selection of style and colour. Consumer-orientated product design of these telephones was a direct result of the opening of telephone stores, which allowed customers to select a phone which suited their lifestyle and home decor. These phones used existing telephone technology, but featured new colours, shapes and materials. (ref. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"nt/ northern/ telecom"cast in raised print on base. "QSQM 440A/ -78/ -78" stamped in black ink on base. Silver colour decal on base bears red text reading "SOLD BY BELL CANADA/ VENDU PAR BELL CANADA". Telephone number lablel bears standard markings "1", "2/ABC", "3/DEF", "4/GHI", "5/JKL", "6/MNO", "7/PRS", "8/TUV", "9/WXY", and "0". Paper disk in dial centre reads "REGION/ AREA/ 418" and "658-5046".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Smooth brown moulded synthetic telephone handset & body casing; opaque moulded synthetic dial mounted over brown paper telephone number label; off-white paper disc mounted in centre of dial; brown synthetic covering on handset cord; black synthetic interrupt button. Grey synthetic covering on connection cord; opaque synthetic 'jack' connector. Grey metal base.

Decoration

N/A