Name/Title
Headset, RadioEntry/Object ID
2015.075.008Description
Radio headset. Marked on inside of one earpiece "The Gem Ear Phone Co., New York." Metal head piece intact but connection for one ear piece is missing. Ear pieces connected with fabric covered wire.
Reported to have been from Coates Electric store in Coupeville - owned by Coates brothers, Clarence and Vernon. Donated with other radio items and a history write up adapted from "The Stromberg-Carlson Store", Rochester Commerce, Sept. 1954 - which will be kept with Deed of Gift paperwork.
Donated by Maxene Varga, granddaughter of Ethel Coates Smith & in her honor. Maxene found the item in her grandparents attic - Smith House.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Headset, RadioNomenclature Sub-Class
Telecommunication AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Telecommunication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication