Receiver, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE
BUTTERSTAMP
DATE
1879
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1969.0604.001
MANUFACTURER
Chester
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOODEN RECEIVER, EAR CAP & COIL SPOOL/ SHEET METALDIAPHRAM/ METAL TERMINALS & SCREWS/ COTTON WRAPPED WIRE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
N/A
Width
7.3 cm
Height
16.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Telephony
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Chester
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
CIRCA 1879
Canada
Unknown
Function
TO RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical
HAND TELEPHONES WERE USED BOTH AS TRANSMITTERS & RECEIVERS AT FIRST. THIS WAS VERY AWKWARD & SOON TWO SUCH TELEPHONES WERE USED AT THE SAME TIME, ONE AS TRANSMITTER & THE OTHER AS A RECEIVER. A BELL AND A PUSHBUTTON FOR RINGING WERE ALSO SOON ADDED.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
PAINTED IN WHITE ON HANDLE IS: '103'
Missing
N/A
Finish
VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK PAINTED SHEET METAL/ BRASS PLATED METAL TERMINALS
Decoration
N/A

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