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Very Early Kipp & Zonen Butterstamp Telephone, c. 1880

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Very Early Kipp & Zonen Butterstamp Telephone, c. 1880

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Very Early Kipp & Zonen Butterstamp Telephone, c. 1880
Underside stamped "P.J. Kipp & ZN, Delft", turned wood and brass, leather-covered handle, underside with fine adjustment, height 7 ½ in. - Very rare! - Note: The telephone was probably designed by the physicist Jan Willem Giltay. Giltay, who had studied for two years in Germany and already developed phonographs and telephones in 1878, became the owner of Kipp & Zonen in 1887.

Sehr früher Fernsprecher von Kipp & Zonen in Stempelform, um 1880
Unterseite geprägt "P.J. Kipp & ZN, Delft", gedrechseltes Holz und Messing, Griff mit Lederbezug, Unterseite mit Schraube zur Feineinstellung, Höhe 19 cm. - Äußerst selten! - Das Telephon wurde vermutlich von dem Physiker Jan Willem Giltay konstruiert. Giltay studierte 2 Jahre in Deutschland und interessierte sich sehr für neue Technologien. Er entwickelte bereits 1878 Phonographen und Telephone; 1887 übernahm er die Firma Kipp & Zonen.

Start Price: EUR 1.400

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Very Early Kipp & Zonen Butterstamp Telephone, c. 1880

Name: Very Early Kipp & Zonen Butterstamp Telephone, c. 1880
SKU: 126917531
Price: 4400 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €2,000 - €3,000

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Starting Price €1,400

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