Internal telephone
Category
Historic Services / Communications
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, plastic and textile
Measurements
135 mm (Diameter)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939549
Summary
Internal telephone consisting of a circular wooden fitting designed to be wall-mounted, with white plastic push button and black Bakelite (?) mouthpiece into which to speak. A circular black Bakelite (?) earpiece hooks via a brass ring onto a brass hook on the wooden fitting and is attached via a textile-covered cable.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).