Telephone

front view

front view

Name/Title

Telephone

Entry/Object ID

2021.10.1

Description

Heavy, black table telephone with handheld receiver attached by a green curled cord. Outside of telephone is a plastic type material. Wires for connecting it attached. Revolving dial with phone number and Berkeley exchange in center piece: LAndscape 4-2542 Local 60. Marked on the bottom: Monophone, Automatic Electric Company, Chicago with patent number. 1940s.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Automatic Electric Company

Date made

circa 1940

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

6 in

Depth

7-3/4 in

Weight

5 lb

Location

Other

E6-8