Wall Magneto Telephone Set, circa 1892
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Artifact Overview
Many early telephones used magnetos: hand-cranked generators that used magnets to produce AC electrical current. A caller turned the handle located on the side of the phone, and the current from the magneto would ring bells to alert the operator – or others on a party line – that someone was trying to place a call.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telephone
Date Made
1890-1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
41.140.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michigan Bell Telephone Company.
Material
Oak (Wood)
Metal
Color
Brown (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 78 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 15.25 in
Inscriptions
on the front of the telephone below the bells:
1928078 / WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY / CHICAGO & NEW YORK
on the side of phone box:
PATENTED / APR. 18 1878 / (...) / DECEMBER. 29. 1884 / OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR / MADE FOR THE AMERICAN / BELL TELEPHONE CO. AND LICENSED TO BE USED ONLY WITH IT'S TELEPHONES
insribed on the front inside of the telephone:
PATENTED APR. 18 1878 (...) DEC 23 1894 / OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR / MADE FOR THE AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Co. AND LICENSED TO BE USED ONLY WITH ITS TELEPHONES.
on inductive transmitter:
ABTC
on either side of telephone written in red:
216
on the side of the telephone speaker:
PATENTED FEB. 23 1892
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