Artifact Details

Title

Submarine deep sea cable telephone commemorative paperweight

Catalog Number

102644914

Type

Physical object

Description

Telephone cable embedded in lucite and set on slightly larger circular lucite base. On metal tag affixed to side of paperweight: "Telephone cable to Hawaii opened for service Oct. 8, 1957, American Telephone & Telegraph Co.". On base: "Justus Cr'mer".

Red, brown, transparent

Date

1957 ca.

Manufacturer

American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T)

Dimensions

1 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.

Category

Ephemera/Commemorative item/Paperweight

Credit

Gift of Jeff Craemer

Lot Number

X2895.2005