Original antique wooden wall telephone with nickel 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. All part are original, also the fabric cord, de metal case is graining with a beautiful decal. Year: 1931 serial number 2336938, this means that the telephone is made in 1931 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: 71 cm . width: 25 cm . depth: 21 cm weight: 7,7 kg In fairly good Condition, with wear due to age and usage.