ERICSSON
TELEPHONE No. N1870
 

Portable Telephone
The Morsiphone

Portable Telephone for use on Telegraph Lines.

This portable telephone for superimposing oil existing telegraph or block-signalling circuits, is ideal for railway linesmen's use.

It is of the vibratory call type and is equipped with micro-telephone, buzzer, Morse key, induction coil, condenser and line and earth reels with winding handle; each reel having 6o feet of flexible cable for attaching to a line hook and earth clamp respectively.  The battery compartment will take 4 cells each 6  inches high x 2.5 inches square.

Overall dimensions:
11.5 x 16.5 x 8 inches.

N 1870 Weight does not include batteries.

NOTE - The Morsiphone can also be supplied as a wall set.

We supply accessories such as insulated rods for making contact with overhead line wires.

Introduced 1931.

Taken from the Ericsson Telephone Catalogue, edition No. 26 Supplement 1932

Last revised: October 04, 2019