2093542

Replica Antique Wood Phone #2093542

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Replica Antique Wood Phone  #2093542
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Code TA-1882 PROVENZALE
Artistic Replica of the French telephone in the pedestal style year 1882. Beautiful Wood base and claw feet - Rotary dial - The cords are is in silk. Electronic ringer inside.
The first suggestions for mounting a telephone transmitter and receiver on a common handle forming what is now known as a handset were made by two Englishmen, Charles A. MacEvoy and G.E.Pritchett in 1877.
Handsets for customers use were introduced in France in about 1882 and spead quickly in Europe.
One of the classic early telephone models was the "PROVENZALE" made by Systeme Berliner, Paris; this was a wonderful combination of art and technology. In the wood base there was the magnets for the telephone's generator. There was no dial, and the handle was used to call and ring off. The Provenzale model also established the handset, allowing the user to speak and listen via the same piece of apparatus. The Provenzale was a great success. France company manufactured it from 1882 through to the 1930s, exporting to such places as Russia and Austria.
The rich Rothschild family favoured the Provenzale.
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<tr><td>Condition:New</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:2007</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Italy</td></tr>





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<tr><td>Location:Italy</td></tr>
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