Stromberg-CarlsonStromberg-Carlson1894–1955Stromberg-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 → · wood, American · Source: Tom Adams
About This Phone
When President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901, a Stromberg-Carlson telephone like this one was presumably used to call an ambulance. Made of oak, with a cast iron triplet and a porcelain mouthpiece.