Wilhelm candlestick-style desk telephone

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Object Details

maker

Western Electric

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from Bell Telephone Laboratories

Date made

c1896

ID Number

EM.315082.66

catalog number

315082.66

accession number

215003

Object Name

Telephone

desk telephone

Measurements

overall: 12 1/2 in x 8 in; 31.75 cm x 20.32 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/ng49ca746aa-ab15-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1212790