Handheld Telephone Transmitter

Made:
1880 in London
Handheld Telephone Transmitter

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Mark 2 handheld telephone transmitter, patented by Alexander Graham Bell and made by the Silvetown Telegraph Works in 1880.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
Y1976.10
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 157 mm 73 mm,
type:
telephone component
credit:
Gift of Dr D. J. Lea