Telephone [Tin Box Telephone]

Object detail

Accession number

1978.2161

Maker

Ericsson Telephones Limited

Description

This magneto telephone has a "sanitary" handset. The box has a decorative motif. The main unit is a solid black block with a turning crank handle on the right. Sitting on top of this unit is a U-shaped cradle on which the handset can rest. The hand set has a knurled grip in the middle with round metal end mouth and ear pieces. A brown plaited wire runs from the mouthpiece of the handset to the base unit.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Ericsson Telephones Limited. Circa 1925. Telephone [Tin Box Telephone], 1978.2161. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Telephone Tools & Equipment for Communication Telecommunication T&E Telecommunication Devices

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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