Chicago, ILL 1889-1983
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The AE1A
Monophone of 1925 was AE's first handset
(the
Monophone was the handset itself, not the complete phone)
Detail of
Monophone handset. 1928. (Mouth & Ear Piece Angle not shown)
The Oak wood
box contains a Five bar magneto generator, a small
induction coil and a ringer.
Bells ring when magneto crank is turned.
The
rectangular cradle phone of black colored heavy bakelite,
was designed to be used with an external subscriber set.
"Bakelite"
is a heat-resistant product and a chemically stable resin which
is actually the
first plastic ever made. It was invented in Belgium by an American
chemist
by
the name of Dr. Leo Baekeland. Easy to see where it got its name then.
View: BAKELITE MUSEUM or Magneto Generators
