Social History — 1930s
Police call post
Members of the public could use the free telephone located in this police pillar to contact the Corporation of London police force in emergencies. When a call was made from the telephone, a red lamp on the top of the pillar would flash, enabling the police to locate the emergency.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- NN6005
- Object name:
- police call post
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- British Ericsson
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- Production date:
- 1930s
- Material:
iron, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 2270 mm, W 465 mm, D 330 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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