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Western Electric desk telephone

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Object Details

maker

Western Electric

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from Michael B. Margolius and Kurt F. O'Connor

Date made

1930-1939

ID Number

1995.0043.02

accession number

1995.0043

catalog number

1995.0043.02

Object Name

Telephone
desk telephone

Measurements

overall: 5 in x 9 in x 5 in; 12.7 cm x 22.80006 cm x 12.7 cm
base: 5 in x 6 in; 12.7 cm x 15.20012 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-759e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1204835

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