Name/Title
TelephoneEntry/Object ID
1984.041.001Description
Vintage telephone with brass body, felted bottom, plastic mouthpiece, and cords covered in brown cloth. Sitting on the desk in the telephone room.
Recto side of base engraved "Western Electric Company, Pat in USA Aug. 16, 04 SEPT 13.04 JAN 26.15". Number plate below mouthpiece engraved "337". Verso of mouthpiece: "Bell Telephone Company", and neck of mouthpiece: "30.CN(?)"Collection
Planting Fields FoundationCataloged By
CannarsaAcquisition
Accession
1984.041.001Source or Donor
Elasser, WilliamAcquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Date made
1915Notes
Early Date: 1915
Made: Western Electric CompanyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
TelephoneNomenclature Sub-Class
Telecommunication DevicesNomenclature Class
Telecommunication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationDimensions
Height
12 inDiameter
5-1/4 inMaterial
Metal: Brass, plastic, Metal, BrassLocation
Location
Room
Telephone RoomBuilding
Coe HallCategory
PermanentDate
August 16, 2023Location
Room
Telephone RoomBuilding
Coe HallCategory
PermanentInventory
Inventory Project
INV2024.1Inventoried By
Amanda MassimillioInventoried Date
Jun 26, 2024Inventoried By
LegerInventoried Date
May 8, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
PoorNotes
Original mouthpiece has been replaced by plastic replica. Mouthpiece is broken into two separate pieces. Cord attaching receiver to phone body has been shortened. Cord connecting phone to wall missing connective device, and number card is missing.Provenance
Notes
Collected By: William Elasser
Acquired from a retired NY Telephone employee referred to Ms. Gilligan by NYT. He is also the founder of the Pioneer Museum in Huntington Station, and has written about his collection in Time-Life.
William Elasser
Planting Fields FoundationGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Gilligan stated she's not certain this is accurate replica of Coe's telephone, or whether his model was more sophisticated, but no documentation of the Telephone Room exists.
Status: OKCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 17, 2006Updated By
intern@plantingfields.orgUpdate Date
June 26, 2024