Crossley telephone receiver, 1880

Made:
1880 in United Kingdom
1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter 1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter 1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter 1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter 1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter 1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter 1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter

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1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
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1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

1940-8: Crossley desk-type telephone transmitter
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Telephone receiver, Crossley's patent 1880, unknown maker, British, 1880.

L J Crossley designed this improvement to the simple carbon pencil transmitter devised by David Hughes. Crossley used four carbon pencils to improve the sensitivity of the transmitter as well as this distance over which sounds could be transmitted. His transmitter was used with telephones manufactured by Blakey and Emmott, which were bought in large numbers by the British Post Office.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1953-473
Materials:
copper (alloy), metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and textile
type:
telephone component
credit:
Donated by the Institution of Electrical Engineers