Desk Stand Telephone with Blake Transmitter, 1891
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telephone
Date Made
1891
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by American Bell Telephone Company under patents of Francis Blake, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Berliner.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2008.0.14.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Brown
Inscriptions
Front of transmitter:
PROPERTY OF / THE / AMERICAN / BELL TELEPHONE CO. / MANUFACTURED UNDER PATENTS OF / BELL / EDISON / BERLINER / BLAKE / BLAKE TRANSMITTER / 668303 / EDISON CARBON TELEPHONE
Side of transmitter: PATENTED / AUG. 2, 1881 / DEC. 6, 1881 / AUG. 14, 1883 / NOV. 17, 1891
Back of transmitter: 668303
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