Wall telephone with Edison microphone

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Wall telephone with Edison microphone
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Wall telephone with Edison microphone, case stamped 'THE UNITED BELL EDISON' and '108', c. 1880

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Category:: Telecommunications

Object Number:: 1953-99

type:: telephones

credit:: Institution of Electrical Engineers

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Wall telephone with Edison microphone

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