Telephone Receiver

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Telephone Receiver

Entry/Object ID

1926.1.3

Description

Telephone receiver consisting of a metal tube. One end of the tube flares outward and is capped with a grate.

Context

Part of the first telephone made and used in Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1926.1

Source or Donor

Vincent, Mary Ward (1860-1926)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Vincent, Walter Scott (1838-1921)

Date made

1877

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-1/4 in

Diameter

3 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

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