Tester, Transmission

Object Name:

Tester, Transmission

Object ID:

1995.064.01

Creator:

Northeast Electronics CorporationManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1950-1960

Description:

Prototype of Telephone Transmission Test Set (TTS), developed by E. H. B. Bartelink of Concord, NH, 1950s. Rectangular gray metal box, with decibel meter, two dials, five switches, and four line hook-ups on front panel. Meter printed black on white; face reads "NORTHEAST ELECTRONICS CORP.", and "WESTON / MODEL 506". Panel printed white on gray metal; includes model ("MODEL 1 / TRANSMISSION TEST SET"), company name ("NORTHEAST ELECTRONICS / CORPORATION / CONCORD / N.H."), and labels for dials, etc. Address label taped on side of box: "E.H.B. Bartelink / 15 Ridge Road / Concord, NH 03301".

Material:

Metal

Dimensions:

H-6 L-10 D-4.5 inches

Provenance:

E. H. B. ("Henk") Bartelink (1904-1995), Concord, NH, (b. Netherlands; m. Henriette "Hetty" Bijnen c. 1932, three children.) Founded Northeast Electronics Corp. and was president for 21 years. Inventor: 45+ US patents; author of "Telephone Transmission Theory." Chairman of Society for Protection of NH Forests in 1960s. Instrumental in negotiations for Franconia Notch Highway. NEC opened on Long Island in 1952; moved to Concord, NH, in 1953. Designed test equipment for the telecommunications industry. Bought by Northern Telecom, 1973.

Credit Line:

Gift of Hetty Bartelink

People:

Bartelink, Everhard (1904-1995)

Subjects:

Telecommunications industry, Telephone industry, Telephone equipment industry, Electronic industry, Electronic devices