Telephone

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Telephone

Entry/Object ID

60.15

Description

Rotary Desk Model Telephone. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 8 3/4" L. x 4 1/2" H. Description: aqua blue plastic cover; clear plastic circular dial shield with finger holes; dial numbers and letters printed in black; sticker on phone: "Area Code 507, 332-8187"; center of dial information: "Area Code 507 835-7700"; aqua blue plastic receiver and mouthpiece unit; "Bell System Made by Western Electric"; aqua blue coiled cable connects receiver to phone; 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: "500 DM, I 79"; "Bell System Property, Not for sale"; "Property of Northwestern Bell, Not for sale."

Context

This phone was used by the Dennis and Jean McBride family of Faribault, MN, Rice County. The telephone was taken into collection in order to represent an era. If a rotary desk model telephone representing Waseca County is presented for WCHS collection this telephone should be removed from collection as it is not Waseca County.

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

Create Date

October 30, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024