Display Case - Telephone Handset Evolution - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

F209.2001

Maker

Ericsson Telephones Limited

Description

Wooden case with glass front. Display items are bakelite encased. Box is varnished. Mounted inside the small display case are:
1. Cutaway hardback microphone - circa 1910.
2. 1 piece handset - circa 1935.
3. Cutaway of the then standard earphone know as a "Bell Receiver".

Brief History

During the 1920s and 1930s the design of telephones advanced from having separate ear and mouth pieces to a one piece handset that incorporated both receiver and transmitter elements.

Credit Line

Ericsson Telephones Limited. Circa 1935. Display Case - Telephone Handset Evolution, F209.2001. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Fixture, Store Display Case, Display Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Merchandising T&E

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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Display Case - Telephone Handset Evolution