Telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/EUROPEAN/BRASS
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0061.001

MANUFACTURER: ERICSSON, L.M.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Stockholm, Sweden

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CRADLE & TERMINAL BASE, FEET, & HANDSET HANDLE/ BRASS CRADLE, TERMINALS, GONGS, CLAPPER, CRANK, BIN RINGER, XMTR. & RECEIVER COVERS; DIAL BACK, & SOME WORKING PARTS/ STEEL DIAL HOUSING, GENERATORENDS & GEARS, DIAL WORKING PARTS, ROTARY DIAL, FINGER STOP & INSET XMTR. HOUSING & RECEIVER COVER MATERIALS: IRON TELEPHONE STAND/ RUBBER & PLASTIC COATED WIRE/ PAPER NO. PLATE/PLASTIC DIAL PLATE & NO. PLATE COVER/ BAKELITE CRANK HANDLE, MOUTHPIECE & EARPIECE

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 30.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ERICSSON
Country: Sweden
State/Province: Unknown
City: Stockholm

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1900-1925
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED XMTR. COVER: 'TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L.M. ERICSSON/ STOCKHOLM SWEDEN'/ BLACK INKED NUMBER PLATE: 'Ministerio de Comunicaciones/ ESCUCHE EL TONO/ ANTES DE DISCAR/ LARGA DISTANCIA/ -0-/ TELEFONOS DEL ESTADO'/ INCISED BIN RINGER BRACKET: '1000 [SYMBOL FOR OMEGA]'/ INCISED FINGER STOP, WITHIN A CIRCLE: 'JEWEL/ EP05'.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: BLACK PAINTED WOOD; & STEEL DIAL HOUSING, RECEIVER COVER & IRON TELEPHONE STAND/ BRASS PLATED BRASS CLAPPER, CRADLE, GONGS, CRANK; & XMTR., RECEIVER & BIN RINGER COVERS/ STEEL DIAL HOUSING, GENERATOR & GEARS, ROTARY DIAL, & FINGER STOP/ COPPER PLATED BLACK PAINTED BRASS DIAL BACK/ BLACK BAKELITE, RUBBER & PLASTIC/ CLEAR PLASTIC NO. PLATE COVER/WHITE PLASTIC DIAL PLATE, WITH BLACK NUMBERS.
Decoration: DECORATIVE CRADLE & GENERATOR END PLATE/ BLUE STRIPPED NO. PLATE.

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ERICSSON, L.M., Telephone, between 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1975.0061, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0061.001/

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