Object Details
maker
Western Electric
Description (Brief)
Western Electric desk telephone on extender - "5-51" printed on transmitter module. Unit includes a desk mount, scissors-type extender, transmitter unit with lever switch, and single earphone. Presumably for business use.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1930
ID Number
2023.0177.16
catalog number
334362
accession number
2023.0177
catalog number
2023.0177.16
Object Name
Telephone Set
desk telephone
Other Terms
Telephone Set; Telephones; Wall
Measurements
overall: 13 in x 4 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 33.02 cm x 11.43 cm x 26.67 cm
associated place
Norway
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_712047