General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL VOICE SILENCER CONTAINER & TWO SLIDING LIDS/COTTON CLOTH COVERED 'SOUND ABSORPTION UNITS WITH FIBRE INTERIOR & COPPER SCREENING ON THE BOTTOM

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.2 cm

Width

9.2 cm

Height

17.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telephony

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HUSH A PHONE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CIRCA 1921

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO SILENCE TELEPHONE SIGNALS

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

EMBOSSED STEEL LIDS WITH BLACK GEOMETRIC SHAPED BACKGROUND READS: 'PAT. 12-6-21/ TRADEMARK/ HUSH-A-PHONE [LOGO]/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ HUSH-A-PHONE CORP./ NEW YORK, N.Y.'/ SOUND ABSORPTION UNITS READ: 'TRADEMARK HUSH-A-PHONE [LOGO]/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF/ SOUND ABSORPTION UNIT/ (RENEWABLE)/ HYGENIC [CROSS SYMBOL]/ SANITARY/ DELIVERED IN A SANITARY CONDITION/ IT MAY BE KEPT SO BY REMOVING THIS/ UNIT FOR AIRING, AND WASHING THE SOUND BOX AT REGULARINTERVALS./ HUSH-A-PHONE CORPORATION/ NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

STEEL PAINTED BLACK EXCEPT FOR THE LIDS WHICH HAVE A GEOMETRIC SHAPE, CONTAINING MARKINGS PAINTED BLACK ON THE POLISHED STEEL/ BLUE COTTON WITH BLACK LETTERING

Decoration

BLACKGEOMETRIC SHAPE ON LIDS & BORDER ON SOUND ABSORPTION UNITS, A BLACK CROSS IS STAMPED ON EACH UNIT