Couch and Seeley Fire Alarm Pull Station

S.H. Couch Co.S.H. Couch Co.1894–1969Founded by Samuel Henry Couch around 1901 in Boston, Massachusetts, S.H. Couch Company specialized in intercommunicating telephones, intercom systems, fire alarms, and signaling equipment. Their signature product was the Autophone, a selector telephone that let small offices buzz extensions directly without a switchboard operator. Couch was an early participant in the Independent Telephone Movement, attending the national association's founding meeting in 1897. The company relocated to Norfolk Downs, Quincy, MA in 1910 and operated there for decades before being sold to ESB Corporation in 1969. · wood, American
Couch and Seeley Fire Alarm Pull Station

About This Phone

These units often housed a small telephone transmitter and receiver behind a locked or break-glass door. This allowed a person reporting a fire to not only trigger the alarm but also speak directly with a central operator or local fire department to provide specific details.