Original antique wooden wall telephone with copper bells and a battery box and writing table made by L. M. Ericsson company Stockholm, Sweden. The phone has a magneto and a crank to make calls. The telephone has also a dial marked with: "TELEFON A-B LM Ericsson Stockholm" All parts are original, also the fabric cord, Year: 1925 serial number 1986171, this means that the telephone is made in 1925 bij LM Ericsson Mfg, Stockholm (see online catalog) The batterycover is wood and metal. In 1878 Lars Magnus Ericsson began making and selling his own telephone equipment. His telephones were not technically innovative. In 1878 he made an agreement to supply telephones and switchboards to Sweden's first telecommunications operating company, Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolag. Hight: 65 cm . width: 21 cm . depth: 25 cm weight: 7,5 kg In fairly good Condition, with wear due to age and usage.