Wall Telephone

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Wall Telephone

Entry/Object ID

2015.017.001

Description

Telephone, rotary dial, wall mounted. Northern Electric Uniphone #2 with NU handset. “pyramidal” Art-Deco style, moulded plastic housing in “burled walnut” finish [dark brown with black speckles]. Six-sided hand set. Black enameled metal finger wheel. White dial with red numbers and black letters. Alpha numerics are: “1-blank; 2-ABC; 3-DEF; 4-GHI; 5-JKL; 6-MNO; 7-PRS; 8-TUV; 9-WXY; 0-QZ/Operator”. Telephone number disc missing from finger wheel. Mounted on rectangular grey-enameled metal plate with several large perforations. Four large, triangular leather feet.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Harriott, Isabel

Notes

Accession Date: 22-Nov-15 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Telephone

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

wall telephone

Created By

Silver, Christie; Jones Isabel

Create Date

May 30, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 23, 2023