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Mianus ElectricMianus ElectricRay and Frank Palmer founded Mianus Electric in 1887 to manufacture telephone equipment and electrical supplies, and became known for producing high-quality, beautifully crafted early telephone systems. They built everything from ornate wooden magneto wall phones to sleek, rare desktop models like the 1898 "Rope Shaft" candlestick phone. They even exported their tech, exhibiting their "loud-speaking telephones" at major international events like the 1900 Paris Exposition. But around 1890, they pivoted to inventing and producing a small marine internal combustion engine, which was a hit, and ended up being the future of the company. · candlesticks, American
About This Phone
Circa 1898, with watch case receiver.
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