Wall-mounted acoustic telephone

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

date made

ca 1880

ID Number

EM.335631

catalog number

335631

Object Name

Telephone, Aconstic

acoustic telephone

telephone, acoustic

wall telephone

Other Terms

Telephone, Aconstic; Telephones

Measurements

overall: 27 in x 9 1/2 in x 7 in; 68.58 cm x 24.13 cm x 17.78 cm

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4b20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_712494