Telephone

Description

Telephone of wood and metal, with diaphragm and cover missing, worked on line about half mile long, made by William Holms of Paisley, in 1877

Museum reference

T.1926.73.2

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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