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Clark Automatic Telephone Switchboard Co. No. 7 Goose Neck Desk Stand
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Clark Automatic TelephoneClark Automatic TelephoneThe Clark Automatic Telephone Switchboard Company was an early telecommunications manufacturer founded in the late 19th century and incorporated in Providence, Rhode Island. The company specialized in providing automated, small-scale telephone systems designed to bypass the traditional need for manual operators in small town exchanges and private offices. Its notable technological contribution was a distinct dial wheel system. To make a call, users physically turned a heavy wheel to the desired extension number, lifted the receiver, and pushed a button on the side of the apparatus to manually buzz the recipient. Although the company aggressively attempted to scale its business by chartering regional operations across the United States, it was eventually overshadowed as step-by-step automatic switching technology, pioneered by competitors like the Strowger system, became the industry standard. · Intercoms, Candlesticks, American · Source/via: Pete D'Acosta (website)
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Very rare Clark Automatic No. 7 goose neck table top desk set with 74 station Clark Automatic dial. Marked transmitter with heavy round base. Callers would turn the dial wheel to the extension they wanted to reach, then lift the receiver and push the button on the side of the phone to buzz the party on the other extension. Please see the wonderful article and ad for this telephone in the June 1902 Electrical World and Engineering magazine, plus multiple scans from various catalogs. The clear cover on the dial wheel (I think it's plastic) has wrinkles in it, otherwise the telephone is in mint original condition.
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