Australian Post Office
Telephone 5


Telephone Magneto Wall, Bridging Type (B.I.H. Co.)

Made in Britain around the 1890's and is found in a triple box configuration.  The top box houses the generator, hook switch and ringer.  The middle box housed the transmitter, whilst the bottom box housed the batteries.

 

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