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Wall-mounted Magneto Telephone

벽걸이형 자석식 전화기 ( 벽걸이形 磁石式 電話機 )

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Classification National Registered Cultural Heritage
Name of Cultural Properties Wall-mounted Magneto Telephone
Quantity One Item
Designated Date 2009.04.22
Age 1920s
Address KT Wolgok Branch, 67-48, Wolgok 2-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

The telephone, manufactured in the 1920s by the Japanese Communication Industrial Co. Ltd., is a magnetic telephone which is divided into a transmitter and a receiver. The telephone is equipped with battery and generator for sending electricity. Its generator turns on by rotating its handle, and in turn the signals are sent. The telephone was supplied at the beginning level of telephone and is connected with hand-operated magnetic telephone. Although the battery no longer remains, the accessories retain their original forms and possess the historical value as a usable telephone.