Wall Telephone, circa 1878

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

circa 1878

Creators

National Bell Telephone Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

Keywords

Telephones 

Communication 

Object ID

36.147.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michigan Bell Telephone Company

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Rubber (Material)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 12 in

Width: 5.5 in

Depth: 6 in

Inscriptions

Receiver rim: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL BELL TELEPHONE CO. / PAT. MARCH 7-76 & JAN. 30-77 Receiver: M / 199 Front of subset box: PAT. APPL'D FOR / 2032 / MADE BY / BELL TELEPHONE CO. / 109 COURT ST. BOSTON Front of transmitter: PROPERTY OF / BELL TELEPHONE CO. / PATENTED / MAR.7.'78 / JAN. 30.'77 / MADE BY / BELL TELEPHONE CO. / 109 COURT ST. BOSTON