Model of Bell's "gallows frame" telephone transmitter: Museum Object and Cultural History
Model of Bell's "gallows frame" telephone transmitter: Object Name: Telephone. Object Name: gallows telephone. Object Name: experimental telephone.
The object in the museum catalogue
Model of Bell's Original Telephone 1875, full size. Gallows style telephone with single flanged diaphragm set 3 cm above base, parchment membrane, string tie, cork plunger, single electromagnet on in-line mounting bracket attached to crossbar. Two wire connectors in place. Speaker hole is 2.5" ID.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Object Name: Telephone
- Object Name: gallows telephone
- Object Name: experimental telephone
- Other Terms: Telephone; Memorabilia; Telephony; Communications
- Measurements: overall: 6 5/8 in x 5 in x 7 1/2 in; 16.8275 cm x 12.7 cm x 19.05 cm
- ID Number: EM.308216
- catalog number: 308216
- accession number: 70856
- Credit Line: from American Telephone & Telegraph Company
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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