Wall Telephone, 1896

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

1896

Creators

Wilhelm Telephone Mfg. Company 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Buffalo 

Creator Notes

Made by the Wilhelm Telephone Manufacturing Company of Buffalo, New York

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform

Object ID

2008.0.14.19

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Nickel (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)

Technique

Plating (Metal coating)

Dimensions

Width: 9.5 in

Length: 12 in

Depth: 10 in

Inscriptions

Around transmitter: WILHELM TELEPHONE MANF'G Co., Buffalo, N.Y. WILHELM DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM TRANSMITTER / PATENTED APRIL 7, 1896 Numbered 8, 1-25

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