Desk telephone transmitter and receiver (sectioned), 1926.

Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver Desk telephone transmitter and receiver (sectioned), 1926.

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Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sectioned desk telephone transmitter and receiver, made by the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England, 1926.

Candlestick telephones like this one were familiar and popular throughout the 1920s and 1930s. It had a 'solid black' transmitter, where the carbon granules were contained in a small brass cylinder, which was connected to the diaphragm at one end. This type of transmitter worked better when it was nearly upright, hence the design of the telephone. It required a separate bell set.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1926-482
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy), metal (unknown) and enamel
Measurements:
overall: 320 mm x 155 mm x 210 mm, 2.51 kg
type:
telephone
credit:
Donated by the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company