Wall Telephone, 1908
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telephone
Date Made
1908
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois and Rochester, New York.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
29.882.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Composite material
Plastic
Metal
Technique
Carving (Processes)
Painting (Coating)
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 33 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
On transmitter cover: 815992L
In window on transmitter cover: SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO MOUTHPIECE / No.
On transmitter:
STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO. / ROCHESTER. N CHICAGO. ILL. / PATENTED NOV. 27. 94. ...[illegible]... APR.13.97. DEC.8.08. / OTHER PATENTS PENDING
On transmitter cup: MFD. BY / STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO. / ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A.
Receiver rim: STROMBERG-CARLSON TEL. MFG. CO. ROCHESTER. PATS. JUNE 12-NOV. 27-94.
Manufacturer's plate on magneto: Stromberg-Carlson / Tel. Mfg. Co. / Rochester, N.Y. / Chicago, ILL.
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