Name/Title
TelephoneEntry/Object ID
1992.002.006Description
Low tabletop telephone, c 5" high, with speaker and receiver in an attached handheld piece. Oval Base 5 7/8 inches x 4 7/8 inches. Round disc on front of base, 3 inches in diameter, with a smaller disc inside, 1 6/16 inches in diameter. The inside disc noted the number of rings. This style telephone had no dial; the Operator at the Telephone Office rang the parties.
Cradle. Cradle is on a projection which is 1 1/2 inches above the large 3 inch diameter disc. Cradle contains 4 inch high projections, two on either end which keep receiver on cradle.
Receiver. Receiver (hearing end) and transmitter (speaking end) are separated by a 4 1/2 inch handle. Receiver and transmitter approximately
2 1/2 inches in diameter.
Connected the Generator # 1992.002.004
ORIGINAL INSCRIPTION: On underside of handle is the inscription, "Bell System made by Western Electric Fl"