Caption

Complete telephone set, Poste Téléphonique Complet, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Système VAN RYSSELBERGHE', cliché maker: Bauwens (possibly), c. 1880 - in or before 1885, photographer, paper, photoaquatint, height 168 mm x width 93 mm, telephone, post, telegraph and telephone, means of communication, A vertical panel mounted against a wall holds a wall-mounted box with a round mouthpiece and two small bells on top connected by zigzag coiled wires down to a larger rectangular box below; the lower box has a crank handle on its side and a curved support bracket beneath it, with a cord hanging down to an open-topped wooden cabinet at the base that contains two cylindrical containers and a removable lid resting on the floor in front; the scene is rendered in a sepia-toned, grainy illustration style.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B05_220

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.7Mb (11.3Mb) / 8.5in x 15.9in / 2541 x 4771 (300dpi)

Keywords

Complete telephone set Poste Téléphonique Complet page photomechanical print inscription Système VAN RYSSELBERGHE cliché maker Bauwens c 1880 - 1885 photographer paper photoaquatint height 168 mm x width 93 mm telephone post telegraph means communication vertical panel mounted wall holds wall-mounted box round mouthpiece two small bells top connected zigzag coiled wires down larger rectangular box lower box crank handle side curved support bracket beneath cord hanging down open-topped wooden cabinet base contains two cylindrical containers removable lid resting floor front scene rendered sepia-toned grainy illustration style