Strowger calling dial, 1906

Calling dial from a Strowger telephone Calling dial from a Strowger telephone Calling dial from a Strowger telephone

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Calling dial from a Strowger telephone
Science Museum Group Collection
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Calling dial from a Strowger telephone
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Calling dial from a Strowger telephone
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Calling dial from a Strowger telephone, manufactured by the Automatic Electric Company, United States, 1906.

E A Mellinger of the Automatic Electric Company redesigned the Strowger system so that only two wires were needed to connect each telephone to the exchange. It used this type of dial, known as the 'sunburst' from the design in the dial centre. The design was produced between 1904 and 1914 in two types, one with ten finger holes and another with eleven.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1926-1058
Materials:
metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 45 mm x 75 mm diameter, .27kg
type:
telephone component
credit:
Donated by BT Heritage and Archives