General Information

Serial #

QSQM2100AX

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic telephone with metal parts.

Dimensions

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

Length

28.0 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

8.4 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Designed and built in Canada. This was the first telephone designed by Northern Electric. Previous Northern Electric products had been American designs. Contempra phones were installed in many Canadian homes.

Function

Used to transmit and receive telephone signals for voice communication.

Technical

Comtempra was introduced in 1968 and was the first dial-in-hand design. Although it incorporated a standard transmitter, receiver and ringer, this phone was the product of extensive market testing and industrial design. It featured: dial and call cancel button on handset; suitability for desk or wall use without modification; extensive use of plastics. It was shown at New York's Museum of Fine Arts. This is a later model Contempra phone with a Digitone Keypad mounted in the handset rather than a rotary dial.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

In raised letters in the cradle of the handset: "contempra"/ Keys are labeled with numbers, letters, as well as "*" and "#" symbols./ In raised letters on near the mouthpiece of the handset and on white labels: "nt [logo]/ northern/ telecom/ RD 1967"/ Stamped on the bottom: "QSQM2100AX/ 78 DIGITONE"/ In raised letters on the bottom: "nt [logo]/ northern/ telecom/ CANADA PATENTED 1968 1970-/ U.S. PATENTS/ D212423/ D212691/ [3515816]/ 3521008/ 3546397/ 3558832"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Orange synthetic casing and cord with translucent white keys on a grey keypad and a white label on the handset.The proper bottom is grey and there is a connected light grey telephone cable.

Decoration

N/A