Bell type 249 pedestal "Kitchen" telephone set with Edison-Blake transmitter

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Pedestal telephone. Donor reported: "Code 249 'Kitchen Set' with improved Edison carbon granular 'Blake' transmitter, 1897. Equipped with type C receiver, code 101, 1877." Receiver stamped with serial number 59784. Lockable wooden case mounted on a steel stand. Single coil magneto receiver with cloth insulated wires.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
from Bell Telephone Company of Canada
ID Number
EM.315088.20
catalog number
315088.20
accession number
215009
Object Name
Telephone Set
Telephone Receiver
Other Terms
Telephone Set; Telephones; Carbon; Transmitter
Measurements
overall: 14 1/4 in x 7 in x 4 in; 36.195 cm x 17.78 cm x 10.16 cm
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Work and Industry: Electricity
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_712488
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-83b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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