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Maker:
Bogen Communications Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 in x 6 1/2 in x 8 in; 7.62 cm x 16.51 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
recording device
telephone message player
answering machine
Date made:
ca 1993
Description (Brief):
This Message On Hold telephone answering machine was designed for business use. The user would connect the device to their phone line so that an incoming caller could listen to music and messages while their call was on hold. This allowed the business to entertain their callers as well as providing a sales opportunity. This particular unit is a production model made by Bogen Incorporated for DMS Corporation.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
from DMS Corporation, through J.B. Seligman and Byron Lancaster
ID Number:
1995.0068.02
Catalog number:
1995.0068.02
Accession number:
1995.0068
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Magnetic Recording
Communications
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9835-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1211702