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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1935
- Date Range To
- 1945
- Materials
- BAKELITE, PLASTIC, COTTON, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19930048002
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1935
- Date Range To
- 1945
- Materials
- BAKELITE, PLASTIC, COTTON, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 12.0
- Length
- 19.7
- Width
- 15.3
- Description
- BLACK BAKELITE BOX WITH METAL DIAL, BROWN CLOTH COVERED CORD AND BLACK BAKELITE HANDSET. FRONT OF PHONE IS HINGED TO BACK AND CLOSED WITH TWO STANDARD SCREWS. TOP PORTION HAS TWO VERTICAL CATCHES TO HOLD HAND-SET AND LARGE CROSS BUTTON TO ACTIVATE. ON FRONT FACE IS SILVER DOUBLE DIAL WHEEL. WHEEL HAS 10 HOLES WITH NUMBERS 0 TO 9 AND CORRESPONDING LETTERS IN RED. BROWN CLOTH CORD EXTENDS FROM BASE OF FRONT PIECE AND IS 105CM LONG. CORD IS CONNECTED TO BAKELITE HANDSET AND FRAYING AT CONNECTION POINT. EAR PIECE OF HANDSET IS CRACKED AND MOUTH PIECE HAS SOUND FUNNEL ON IT. STAMPED INTO HANDLE IS OVAL SHAPE WITH "PAT. 328926 SIEMENS BROTHERS & CO. LTD LONDON PAT SA 9/30". BACK OF PHONE IS RECTANGULAR BOX HINGED TO FRONT WITH TWO WHITE WIRES PROTRUDING FROM BASE. BACK HAS NUMEROUS SCREWS AND HOLE FOR HANGING ALONG WITH EMBOSSED DOCUMENTATION WHICH READS "CANADIAN PATENTS PATENTED 1930 1931 & 1935." AT OPPOSITE SIDE "SIEMENS BROTHERS AND CO. LTD. MADE IN ENGLAND" WITH "BRITISH PATENTS 308630, 319 (???), 994 (???), 328926, (???)8662, 349259, 372400, RGD. DESIGNS (?)45766, 745767, 754488 IN G EAT BRITAIN." ALL PARTS OF PHONE ARE SPLATTERED WITH WHITE PAINT.
- Subjects
- TELECOMMUNICATION T&E
- Historical Association
- FURNISHINGS
- History
- SEE P19930048001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19930048002
- Acquisition Date
- 1993-08
- Collection
- Museum
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