Vanity Cabinet Desk Phone
Stromberg-CarlsonStromberg-CarlsonStromberg-Carlson was a United States telecommunications equipment and electronics manufacturing company. It was formed in 1894 as a partnership by Swedish immigrants Alfred Stromberg and Androv Carlson. It was one of five companies that controlled the national supply of telephone equipment until after World War II.Read more on Wikipedia →
About This Phone
Quarter sawn oak vanity desk, originally from the Mike Ayers collection in Topeka, Kansas. These sets, typically oak or cherry, had the telephone circuitry on the flat surface of the desk. Behind the glass was the magneto, bell, induction coil and switch. Batteries were located in the cabinet beneath the top of the desk. These were generally found in places like hotel lobbies and offices. Circa 1892.
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