Candlestick Telephone, circa 1913

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

circa 1913

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made in the United States by Western Electric Company

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2008.0.14.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Composite material
Metal
Leather

Color

Black (Color)

Inscriptions

On transmitter face: PROPERTY OF / AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO / 323 / PAT USAJAN141913 On base: PAT APPD FOR / PAT IN USA / AUG 16 04 / SEPT 13 04 / WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY On receiver: PAT APPLIED FOR / 528 On leather: PATENT / 1578642 Rim of receiver: PAT IN USA / OCT 04 190...[illegible] /JULY [illegible] 1908 / WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY
Candlestick Telephone, circa 1913