Telephone Switchboard Battery
Title
Telephone Switchboard Battery
Subject
Telephone switchboards
Batteries
Mahanoy & Mahantango Telephone Company
Description
This water battery was used to operate the switchboard for M&M Telephone Company (Mahanoy & Mahantango Telephone Company). The battery is made of heavy glass and filled with water and cardboard/ paper pieces. The Mahoney & Mahantango Telephone Company was started by Lloyd J. Tressler.
Date
1921
Creator
Delco Light
Coverage
USA
Type
Image
Citation
Delco Light, “Telephone Switchboard Battery,” Pennsylvania History Harvest, accessed February 21, 2020, http://pahistoryharvest.com/items/show/596.