Candlestick Phone
Maker and role
Siemens Brothers and Company Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1920
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Object detail
Accession number
2008.1
Production period
Description
Candlestick (vertical standing) phone black with a circular felt green base; front view: receiver hangs from a horizontal forked handle on the left with a green cable extending from the top into the back of the base, the handset is black with a brass ear piece. The dial is set on the base in the centre directly below the mouth piece. The numbers on the dial are printed in black against a white background from 0 to 9, in the centre of the dial on a beige circular piece of paper guarded by a plastic film are the words "LISTEN FOR/HUMMING SOUND/BEFORE DIALLING/NO.............."
Mouth piece is circular with the manufacturers details inscribed along the outer base, "SIEMENS BROTHERS & CO LIMITED LONDON" the words after "BROTHER" are faded but legible under a magnifying glass. The mouth piece is attached to a forked vertical handle that allows it's position to be adjusted up or down.
Back view: The serial number is inscribed on the lower rim of the mouth piece "S234 NO 22". A braided green cable extends from the base of the phone and would be attached to the wall when in operational use.
Mouth piece is circular with the manufacturers details inscribed along the outer base, "SIEMENS BROTHERS & CO LIMITED LONDON" the words after "BROTHER" are faded but legible under a magnifying glass. The mouth piece is attached to a forked vertical handle that allows it's position to be adjusted up or down.
Back view: The serial number is inscribed on the lower rim of the mouth piece "S234 NO 22". A braided green cable extends from the base of the phone and would be attached to the wall when in operational use.
Marks
Siemens Brothers & Co Limited London Maker's Mark
S 234 No 22 Maker's Number
S 234 No 22 Maker's Number
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Siemens Brothers and Company Limited. Circa 1920. Candlestick Phone, 2008.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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