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Functional object - Ericsson Auto Flameproof Telephone from the Golden Fleece Depot, Wodonga, c. late 1930s

  • Lower part of a metal case containing a black rotary dial flameproof telephone, with rubber tubing attached to the handset and a metal plate with the maker's name and the type and certification of the telephone.

    Ericsson Auto Flameproof Telephone from the Golden Fleece Depot, Wodonga.

  • Vertical view of a black rotary dial flameproof telephone, with rubber tubing attached to the handset and a metal plate with the maker's name and the type and certification of the telephone.

    Ericsson Auto Flameproof Telephone from the Golden Fleece Depot, Wodonga - vertical view.

  • Lower part of a metal case containing a black rotary dial flameproof telephone, with rubber tubing attached to the handset and a metal plate with the maker's name and the type and certification of the telephone, with a black and white 10 cm scale.

    Ericsson Auto Flameproof Telephone from the Golden Fleece Depot, Wodonga, with a 10 cm scale.

  • Detail of the metal plate with the maker's name, type and code number, and certification of the flameproof telephone.

    Metal plate on the Ericsson Auto Flameproof Telephone from the Golden Fleece Depot, Wodonga.

  • Lower part of a metal case containing a black rotary dial flameproof telephone, with rubber tubing attached to the handset and a metal plate with the maker's name and the type and certification of the telephone.
  • Vertical view of a black rotary dial flameproof telephone, with rubber tubing attached to the handset and a metal plate with the maker's name and the type and certification of the telephone.
  • Lower part of a metal case containing a black rotary dial flameproof telephone, with rubber tubing attached to the handset and a metal plate with the maker's name and the type and certification of the telephone, with a black and white 10 cm scale.
  • Detail of the metal plate with the maker's name, type and code number, and certification of the flameproof telephone.

Historical information

This British made type "N1087" and code "N1087" C Ericsson auto flameproof telephone was used in the drum filling platform of the Golden Fleece Depot, in Hovell St., Wodonga.

The type "N1087" and code "N1087" C Ericsson flameproof telephone was introduced in 1937 and certified by the British Mines Department as flameproof for Petroleum and Acetone Vapours, in 1938. It was designed specifically for outdoor use in areas where there may be exposure to inflammable vapours and hazardous chemicals such as petroleum. Each contact or switch point is enclosed in its own flameproof chamber, to reduce the risk of ignition and the volume of gas.

Significance

The Ericsson auto flameproof telephone has local significance due to its use in the Golden Fleece Depot in Wodonga, as well as national and international significance due to its date and the rarity and relatively complete condition.

Physical description

Black Ericsson auto flameproof rotary dial telephone secured in a hinged cast iron case painted black. Rubber tubing connected to the bakelite handset and an adjacent metal plate with the name "Ericsson", type "N1087" and code "N1087 C", and certification of the telephone as flameproof with the letters FLP.

Inscriptions & markings

"Ericsson" on the top left corner of the metal plate.
"AUTO TELEPHONE / TYPE N1087 / CERTIFIED FLAMEPROOF / FOR GROUPS II & III / CERTIFICATE FLP. 2378" / CODE N1087 C" on the main part of the metal plate.

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