Patent model, Parsons, Shaw and Daniels mechanical telephone, US Patent #207,436

Patent model, Parsons, Shaw and Daniels mechanical telephone, US Patent #207,436

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Object Name
Telephone
mechanical telephone
Date made
1878
maker
Parsons, Schuyler S.
Shaw, Francis R.
Daniels, George N.
Measurements
overall: 8 1/2 in x 5 5/8 in x 11 in; 21.59 cm x 14.2875 cm x 27.94 cm
ID Number
EM.308609
catalog number
308609
accession number
89797
patent number
207436
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National Museum of American History
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