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Ericsson receiver
An Ericsson magneto telephone receiver/transmitter made of hard rubber and nickel-plated metal, of the type known as a "butterstamp" style.
Receiver consists of a handle, a straight-sided cylinder of hard rubber, and a pair of terminals or binding posts on one end and a bell-shaped mouthpiece/earpiece on the other end. The terminal end has a rounded, nickel-plated molding; the mouthpiece/earpiece end has a series of rounded nickel-plated moldings that expand into a bell shaped receiver/transmitter. A diaphragm covers the end of the bell, which has a molded, dish-shaped earpiece/mouthpiece with a circular center opening. A pair of slotted screw heads and washers is mounted on opposite sides of the handle, near the diaphragm end.
The end of the handle has a short length of twisted cord, to which is attached an ivory-colored, barbell-shaped "rattle," used to signal the telephone operator by knocking on the receiver/transmitter.
Stamped near top of the handle, "C L 14227 11 2"; scratched in the handle, "E 53."
One of a series of four similar Ericsson receivers, items 8014a-d.