Internal telephone
Category
Historic Services / Communications
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic, wood, metal and textile
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939497
Summary
Internal telephone consisting of circular wall-mounted wooden fitting with white plastic push button. Two labels attached to the wall above say 'PANTRY' and 'RING TWICE TO SPEAK'. A black bakelite (?) handset with mouthpiece and earpiece would have been attached to the pattress via a textile-covered cord and would have hooked directly on to it also.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).