Holmes Burglar Alarm and Reproduction Switchboard, circa 1870 -1930
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Burglar alarm
Date Made
1877-1930
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.147.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Cardboard
Ivory (Tooth component)
Steel (Alloy)
Textile
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in (burglar alarm)
Width: 5 in (burglar alarm)
Length: 8.75 in (burglar alarm)
Height: 1.75 in (switchboard)
Width: 5 in (switchboard)
Length: 36 in (switchboard)
Inscriptions
burglar alarm:
E. Holmes
Burglar Alarm
Telegraph
base, stamped:
Patented
June 21, 1853
Reissued:
June 21, 1867.
switchboard, hand-lettered:
Model of the First
Telephone Exchange Switchboard
Original Owned by E.T. Holmes
Designed and Used by him in the
First Telephone Exchange
Boston 1877
partial labels:
Exchange ____
____ Williams Jr.
Leather Bank
Brewster Bassett & Co.
Leather Bank
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