Telephone

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Telephone

Entry/Object ID

1.98.7

Description

Rotary Desk Model Telephone. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 8 3/4" L. x 4 1/2" H. Description: ivory plastic cover- circular dial with finger holes - dial numbers and letters printed in black - clear plastic shield over dial - sticker on phone: "Emergency/Police/Fire Dial 911" - center of dial information: "Area Code 507 835-7700" - ivory plastic receiver and mouthpiece unit - ivory coiled cable connects receiver to phone - 83" L. silver plastic phone jack cable extends from phone back - metal plate on bottom contains dial for adjusting adjusting volume - unit sits on four black rubber washers for stability - white label with black lettering on back: "Complies With Part 68 FCC Rules, FCC Registration Number AS293P-70086-TE-R, Ringer Equivalence 1.0A, Grantee:-ITT, ITT Model PC500, Use With USOC RJ11C Outlet".

Context

Probably donated by Carol Beetsch, receptionist/secretary at WCHS from late 1980s through the 1990s.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.1.98.7

Create Date

April 13, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024