Hunnings Transmitter Desk Stand Telephone, 1887

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

1887

Place of Creation

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform

Object ID

36.147.22

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michigan Bell Telephone Company

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Composite material
Brass (Alloy)
Metal

Inscriptions

On transmitter, on brass plate on top horizontal surface: PROPERTY OF THE AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY / PATENTED / MARCH 7, 1876 / JANY 30, 1877 / JANY 15, 1878 DEC 14, 1880 REISSUE / APRIL 29, 1879 SEPT. 30 1879 / AUG. 30 1881 NOV. 29 1881 / FFB. 2, 1886 FEB. 16, 1886 / OTHER PATENTS / APPLIED FOR / 823
Hunnings Transmitter Desk Stand Telephone, 1887