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LicenseAutomatic telephone wall set made by Automatic Electric Company
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Automatic telephone wall set made by Automatic Electric Company
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Automatic telephone wall set made by Automatic Electric Company
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Automatic telephone wall set made by Automatic Electric Company
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Automatic telephone wall set made by Automatic Electric Company, Chicago, United States, 1900-1910.
This is an early example of an American wall telephone. It has no hand generator or battery cells, and was instead used on exchanges where a central battery was available. This meant that all power required for the telephone was drawn from the central telephone exchange, rather than the telephone having a separate power source.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1923-256
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), copper plated and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 320 mm x 245 mm x 195 mm, 3.09 kg
- type:
- telephone
- credit:
- Donated by the Institution of Electrical Engineers
