Spool, Wire
- Object Name:
- Spool, Wire
- Object ID:
- 1999.031
- Creator:
- New England Electrical Works, Inc.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Lisbon, NH
- Date:
- 1910-1960
- Description:
- Spool of copper wire. Spool is wooden (maple finish), with .6" diam. bore through center, and a perpendicular groove on bottom. Thin gauge copper wire is wrapped around the spool. Paper label applied to top, printed in red and yellow: "NEW ENGLAND ELECTRICAL WORKS / MAGNET WIRE / SIZE 22 B&S / SINGLE / DOUBLE / SILK / COTTON / GROSS / SPOOL / NET / LISBON, N.H."
- Material:
- Metal
Copper
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-3.75 Dia-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in George Desmarais house, Page Road, Bow, NH, November 1999.
New England Electrical Works, Inc. (est. 1899), Lisbon, NH. Producers of insulated copper wire used in magnets in telephone instruments. The company was renamed New England Electric Wire Corporation. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Family of George Desmarais
- People:
- Desmarais, George A. (1902-1970)
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