Earpiece
Category
Historic Services / Communications
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic and metal
Measurements
60 mm (Diameter)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939554
Summary
Circular black Bakelite (?) earpiece which would have hooked via its brass ring onto a brass hook on a wooden internal telephone fitting with integral mouthpiece, and which would have been attached via its textile-covered cable with two end connectors.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).