Alexander Graham Bell Box Telephone, 1877

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

1877

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform

Object ID

36.147.11

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Rubber (Material)
Vulcanite
Brass (Alloy)

Dimensions

Height: 6 in

Width: 7 in

Depth: 11.5 in

Inscriptions

Impressed on bottom: PATENTED/ MAR 7 -76/ JAN. 30 '77, / NO. 40

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