Wall Telephone

Date1900

Mediumwood, metal

Dimensionstelephone: 25 × 8 × 14 1/2 in. (63.5 × 20.3 × 36.8 cm)
ear piece: 5 × 2 1/4 in. (12.7 × 5.7 cm)
battery: 6 × 2 1/2 in. (15.2 × 6.4 cm)

ClassificationsTools & Equipment for Communication

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Shirley Whelan

Object numberPC1977.56.1.A

DescriptionThis is a Kellogg wall phone with a speaker. The phone is mounted onto a large wooden vertical rectangle, including a small table at the bottom. At the top are two gold circular bells, and in the center is the speaker which sits on a metal arm and juts out forwards. On the left side is a semi-circle handle which would hold the ear piece, however now it only has a wire with a silver plug at the end. On the right side is a small crank handle. The front panel opens to show the mechanical components of the phone inside a cabinet compartment.

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