Candlestick Telephone, circa 1913
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telephone
Date Made
circa 1913
Creators
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
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