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Object Name |
Telephone |
Object Number |
2023.001.003 |
Description |
Telephone Hand-crank telephone and ringer box; wall-mounted; object consists of three parts: (1) plastic telephone (handset), (2) plastic base, and (3) metal ringer box; the telephone is black with a slightly curved handle, round transmitter, and round receiver; the telephone is connected to the base by a black cord; the base is black, rectangular, and triangular at the top; a round brown/yellow coloured sticker is located on the front of the base, reading "LINDELL/1Y/1-LONG 2-SHORT;" the bottom of the base is metal with a rectangular gold coloured sticker, reading "Monophone/Reg. Trademark 1945/PRODUCED BY/PHILIPS ELECTRTICAL WORKS LTD./BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO/CANADA;" the ringer box is rectangular with a black metal and plastic hand-crank located on the right side; the front of the ringer box contains an oval indent on the front; the bottom of the ringer box is vented; the back of the ringer box has no covering, and the internal components are visible. |
Provenance |
Object was manufactured by Philips Electrical Works and obtained by donor during his employment at BC Tel (1971 - 1997). In November 1922, the Eugene F. Philips Electrical Works plant opened in Brockville, Ontario. The company, originating from Rhode Island, United States, already had a Canada-based plant in Montreal (which opened in 1904). The Brockville plant was expanded in 1926 and, again, in 1948, the same year the Canadian head office was moved from Montreal to Brockville. In 1964, the company was re-named Philips Cables Limited. Despite a number of US-based Philips plants closing in the 1980s, the Brockville plant remained open; however, in 1996, the plant was formally closed (Brockville Museum). |
Date |
1945 |