Candlestick telephone
Creator:
TELCER ITALIA
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Description:
A wooden Candlestick telephone (Telcer Italia). Candlesticks featured a base with a vertical cylindrical neck. At the top of the stand was mounted a carbon microphone to speak into, and a switch hook extending sideways upon which an ear piece was hung. In order to make or answer a telephone call, the user lifted the receiver off the switch hook, thereby activating an internal switch connecting the telephone to the telephone line.
Dimensions:
32 cm
Subject:
Acquisition Note:
Donated by Rita Severis ON LOAN
Identifier:
mmr_00403
Provenance:
TELCER ITALIA
Classification:
Collection:
Object Type:
Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
Rights Statement:
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