Western Electric candlestick telephone

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Object Details

maker

Western Electric

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

date made

1915

ID Number

EM.289417

catalog number

289417

accession number

59127

Object Name

Telephone Set

desk telephone

Measurements

ringer box: 9 in x 6 in x 3 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 15.24 cm x 8.89 cm

telephone: 12 in x 6 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 16.51 cm x 13.97 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/ng49ca746b1-d4ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1197044