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Telephone

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1940-1950

GUSN

GUSN-202607

Description

Plastic molded Taxi telephone.

Details

Descriptive Terms

telephones
plastic (organic material)
Telephone

Inscription

"TAXI-VERHUUR/2222/AMBULANCE/POLITE BRAND/2444 2333/Huisarts/2455" (printed)
"PTT" (printed)
"STANDARD"
"3155" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Holland

Dimensions

5.75 x 7.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.3085

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