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Wall telephone; L.M. Ericsson & Co. Stockholm Sweden; Pre 1900; 5

Wall telephone, L.M. Ericsson & Co.    Stockholm Sweden, Pre 1900, 5
Name/Title
Wall telephone
About this object
This is the oldest telephone in the Oxford Museum collection. It has wooden writing slope on it.
Maker
L.M. Ericsson & Co. Stockholm Sweden
Maker Role
Manufacturer
Date Made
Pre 1900
Medium and Materials
Wood and metal
Object Type
Telephone
Object number
5

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19th century
label of the oldest telephone
label the parts
macrina
phone
rs macrina
telefoon


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Paul30 Aug 2010 05:17 AM,UTC
Most museums don't offer advice on the value of items. There is interest in old telephones. Here's a similar phone from the same period currently for sale on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Victorian-Wall-Telephone-Early-1900s-Leich-Electric-Co-/350214923969?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item518a6fa6c1#ht_2882wt_911
sueann williams17 Aug 2010 04:34 AM,UTC
i have a phone manufactured by ericsson & co. it is nearly identical to the one in muesum. the cathidral shorter. does my phone hold any value? swilliams