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Wall Telephone
Wall Telephone
Wall Telephone

Wall Telephone

Manufacturer / Maker General Electric Company Boston, Massachusetts, founded Schenectady, New York 1892
Dateca. 1960
Mediummetal, plastic
Dimensions8 1/2 × 3 7/8 × 5 in. (21.6 × 9.8 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsTools & Equipment for Communication
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase
Object numberPC1978.109.6
DescriptionThis is a blue wall telephone made Western Electric. The wall telephone is comprised of a main body, a cord, and a phone. The body is shaped like a rectangle with curved edges and a sloping top, it is this section which attached the wall on its longest side. On the body is a grid of push-keys with numbers and letters written on them, as well as a metal hook above to hold the phone and a small dial to adjust the volume. The phone has a cylindrical body with circular pieces on the top and bottom. A curling cord attaches the phone to the body.
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