Gong Bell Toy Phone

Object/Artifact

Railway Village Museum

Turquoise rotary toy phone

Name/Title

Gong Bell Toy Phone

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.38

Description

This toy rotary phone by the Gong Bell Manufacturing Company was produced sometime between 1921 and 1940. The rotary dial spins and a mechanism in the receiver makes a squeaking noise when first picked up.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gong Bell Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1921 - circa 1940

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dimensions of base

Width

4 in

Depth

3 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

tin