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stromberg calrson mckinley figure 8 wood wall antique phone

Photo courtesy Tom Adams

stromberg calrson mckinley figure 8 wood wall antique phone

Photo courtesy Wally Tubbs

Notes

When President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901, a Stromberg-Carlson telephone like this one was presumably used to call an ambulance. Made of oak, with a cast iron triplet and a porcelain mouthpiece.

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