Telephone
The General Electric Company Ltd
Category
Historic Services / Communications
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood and bakelite
Measurements
360 mm (H)180 mm (W)118 mm (D)
Place of origin
Coventry
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246347
Summary
Three internal wall-mounted wooden telephones.
Full description
The three internal phones are still wired in. Two have 5 contact selections, one has ten. All are British made, two by Sterling and other by GEC.
Marks and inscriptions
MADE IN ENGLAND / BY / THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD. / TELEPHONE WORKS, COVENTRY (inscribed on plaque on front)
Makers and roles
The General Electric Company Ltd, maker