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- Weston Model 11-A Oscillator, Used by Michigan Bell Telephone Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1930-1940 -
- 1930-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Weston Model 11-A Oscillator, Used by Michigan Bell Telephone Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1930-1940
- Western Electric Company Type M5 Generator, 1905-1925 -
- 1905-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Company Type M5 Generator, 1905-1925
- Western Electric Telephone Switchboard, Used by the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, circa 1930 - Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Telephone Switchboard, Used by the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, circa 1930
Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- Western Electric Desk Stand Telephone, 1921-1931 -
- 1921-1931
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Desk Stand Telephone, 1921-1931
- Telephone, 1905-1915 -
- 1905-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone, 1905-1915
- "Antique Gold" Design Line Telephone, 1980 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. This "Antique Gold" telephone is a 1980s interpretation of 18th century French Provincial style. With illustrated faux-gold plates, advertisements imagined it in homes "decorated with the quiet dignity of discriminating taste."
- 1980
- Collections - Artifact
"Antique Gold" Design Line Telephone, 1980
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. This "Antique Gold" telephone is a 1980s interpretation of 18th century French Provincial style. With illustrated faux-gold plates, advertisements imagined it in homes "decorated with the quiet dignity of discriminating taste."
- The Telephone and How We Use It, 1952 -
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
The Telephone and How We Use It, 1952
- Telephone Switchboard Used in Cadmus, Michigan, circa 1905 - Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Switchboard Used in Cadmus, Michigan, circa 1905
Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- Printing Block, Portrait of Thomas I. Starr, 1935-1954 - Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965), editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, was an Abraham Lincoln scholar and collector of Lincolniana. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr went on write several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces an image of Starr, probably used during his time working for Michigan Bell.
- 1935-1954
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Block, Portrait of Thomas I. Starr, 1935-1954
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965), editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, was an Abraham Lincoln scholar and collector of Lincolniana. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr went on write several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces an image of Starr, probably used during his time working for Michigan Bell.
- Trimline Phone, Michigan Bell's Five Millionth Telephone, 1973 -
- July 20, 1973
- Collections - Artifact
Trimline Phone, Michigan Bell's Five Millionth Telephone, 1973