Field Telephone

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Field Telephone

Entry/Object ID

2001.045.003

Description

Portable telephone used by mobile C.N.R. crews to call one another and the train dispatcher on train movements. Hand-held telephone wired into a heavy metal case with flip-type lock. Has 2 buttons for 2 lines. Case has a heavy 1" cloth strap permanently attached to side ends--strap length is adjustable. Lid is hinged, corners and edges of lid and box reinforced.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 03-Oct-01 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Telephone

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

October 10, 2001

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 23, 2023