BLACK CANDLESTICK PHONE WITH TRANSMITTER POST

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

BLACK CANDLESTICK PHONE WITH TRANSMITTER POST

Entry/Object ID

92.20.1.1

Description

a) Black candlestick phone with transmitter post set back of the center of the base, base molded of black bakelite, the terminal block being molded integrally with it, letters and numbers painted on dial, fabric covered cord bottom of base covered with brown felt and black and white Art Deco design printed paper on escutcheon ring with blank center; b) ringer box, brown wood with two black bells at one end and works instead with two wall installation screws temporarily attached to works, with fabric covered connecting cord and metal bell push on side. *NOTE - Black finger wheel and escutcheon are replacements, installed by the seller. Black accessories were felt to be more appropriate for the HM by the museum staff. Modern reproduction chromed finger wheel and escutcheon ring originally on the telephone are now 92.30.3a-b. beige paper label with black ink on base of ringer boxes connector cord reads "...LLOGG S. & S. CO. 666 D CORD/...U.S.A."; gold and black decal on face of ringer box that reads "...ELLOGG/SWITCHBOARD & SUPPLY CO./...".

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Telephones

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Telecommunication T&E, Telephones

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Object Name

Telephones