Collection

Magneto HMT wall telephone

Made:
c.1890 in Stockholm

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Magneto HMT wall telephone, made by L. M. Ericsson and Co. of Stockholm in Sweden in around 1890.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
Y2003.22.145
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
type:
wall telephone
taxonomy:
  • components
  • components
credit:
Gift of British Telecommunications plc

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