Telephone

Description

Complete telephone made by William Holms, Paisley, in 1877, and worked on a line about half a mile long

Museum reference

T.1926.73.1

Collection

Industry and Commerce : Communications

Object name

Telephone

Production information

Holms, William, 1827 (b.) - 1900 (fl.), Telephone maker
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Reid, James, 1877 (fl.), Telephone maker
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1877

Materials

Wood, Metal

Exhibitions

• Communicate (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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