Working History — 1929
Telephone, candlestick telephone
The No. 150 candlestick telephone was introduced by the General Post Office in 1924. This particular model was for use on a manual telephone exchange and has a dummy plastic disc where the dial would be. It is fitted with a Bakelite No. 22 transmitter.
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- 2003.2/161
- Object name:
- telephone, candlestick telephone
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Plessey
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- Production date:
- 1929
- Material:
metal, bakelite
- Measurements/duration:
- H 310 mm, W 125 mm, D 130 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
BT Connected Earth
- Copyright holder:
BT
- Image credit:
© BT Heritage
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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