Name/Title
Adelphian Club Telephone, Ca. 1908Entry/Object ID
1981.118.1Description
Acc. No. 81.118.1
Subject Category: Adelphian
Date or period: Circa 1908
Object: Telephone
Description: Two telephone units consisting of bell box and speaker and ear piece mounted on board which is 14 inches by seven and one/quarter inches. The bell box constructed of oak. Has nickel-plated bell. The box is 5½" in height and 6½" in width at the base. Speaking and listening apparatus is iron painted black and is 5½" in height and 5" in circumference. The ear phone is 5½" in length and 3" in circumference.
History of Object: An old telephone used in the Adelphian Club Building for many years. Type 130A. Patented June 24, 1890.
Acquired from: Mayor William Mc Call
Date: November, 1958Interpretative Labels
Label
3/7/2020 MvL: current label:
TELEPHONE USED IN THE ADELPHIAN CLUB 2167 CENTRAL AVENUE, CIRCA 1908