Tester, Transmission

Object Name:

Tester, Transmission

Object ID:

1995.064.03

Creator:

Northeast Electronics CorporationManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1960

Description:

Production model Telephone Transmission Test Set (TTS), made by Northeast Electronics Corp., Concord, NH, c. 1960. Hand-held set used by telephone linemen; carried via neck strap. Rectangular gray metal box with decibel meter, dial, switch, push button, and four line hook-ups on front panel. D-ring loops on two sides. Meter face printed black and green on white, behind black plastic cover; face reads "NORTHEAST ELECTRONICS CORP." Panel printed white on gray metal, with company name, labels for dial, etc.

Material:

Metal
Plastic

Dimensions:

H-6 W-3.5 D-3 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; 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