Telephone Answering Machine

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Bogen Communications Inc.
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
ca 1993
ID Number
1995.0068.02
catalog number
1995.0068.02
accession number
1995.0068
Object Name
recording device
telephone message player
answering machine
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
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Magnetic Recording
Communications
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1211702
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9835-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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