Candlestick Telephone, 1913

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

1913

Keywords

Telephones 

Communication 

American Telephone and Telegraph Company 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.0.143.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Nickel (Metal)
Rubber (Material)
Composite material
Metal

Technique

Plating (Metal Coating)

Color

Black (Color)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 11.375 in

Diameter: 4.875 in

Inscriptions

On transmitter cover: PROPERTY OF AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO. / 323 / PAT USA JAN 14 1913 On receiver: PAT IN USA DEC 4 1900 / MAR 26 1901 / MAY 20 1913 / JUNE 3 1913