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Field Telephone

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Field Telephone
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Object Details

manufacturer

American Electric Co., Inc.

Description

Physical Description
Model EE-8-A field telephone, leather case.
General History
American Electric military field phone, model EE-8-A. The phone is encased in leather. The handset is marked American Electric and there is a magneto crank.

Location

Currently not on view (batteries)

Credit Line

Twentieth Century Fox

ID Number

1985.0335.22

catalog number

1985.0335.22

accession number

1985.0335

Object Name

telephone

Other Terms

telephone; Equipment, Organizational; Signal Corps; Field

Physical Description

metal (overall material)
leather (overall material)

Measurements

average spatial: 24.5 cm x 9 cm x 19.5 cm; 9 5/8 in x 3 9/16 in x 7 11/16 in

used

Europe

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Exhibition

Price of Freedom

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

used

M*A*S*H

related event

The Great Depression and World War II
World War II

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-326d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1081464

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