Tester, Transmission

Object Name:

Tester, Transmission

Object ID:

1995.064.02

Creator:

Northeast Electronics CorporationManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1970-1980

Description:

Production model Telephone Transmission Test Set (TTS), made by Northeast Electronics Corp., Concord, NH, 1970s. Rectangular gray metal box, hinged lid, swinging handle (black plastic). Sets of rubber feet on three sides. Front panel with decibel meter, four dials, five switches, and 12 hookups. Meter face printed black, red, and green on white; face reads "NORTHEAST ELECTRONICS CORP. / CONCORD, N.H." and "Beede - Electrical Instrument Co., Inc. / Penacook, N.H." Panel printed red and black on white, including company name and model ("TRANSMISSION / TEST SET / MODEL TTS-4AN-1"), and has two attached metal handles. Product sticker (serial no. 5100) and service sticker (last calibrated 4/90) on exterior of box.

Material:

Metal
Plastic

Dimensions:

H-8.5 L-10.5 D-9 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