{"product_id":"antique-kellogg-switchboard-candlestick-mic-wwi-kellog-t-48-bakelite-black-with-microphone-cord","title":"Antique Kellogg Switchboard Candlestick Mic WWI Kellog T-48 Bakelite Black with microphone cord.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAntique Kellogg Switchboard Candlestick Mic WWI Kellog T-48 Bakelite Black with microphone cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCandlestick Model 1910s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMicrophone Cord market - NAF NO. 212938-1 - Original WWII Naval Air Force microphone cord. ( very rare )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eSize: 29 cm L x 13 cm diameter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eKellogg \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eModel T-48 was issued to the U.S. Military for USAF Air Traffic Control\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, used throughout WW1 and WW2. ( model T-32 were made with push-to-talk options ), The Bakelite and metal construction are overbuilt (typical for that era), especially when going to the military.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company was an American manufacturer of telecommunication equipment. Anticipating the expiration of the earliest, fundamental Bell System patents, Milo G. Kellogg, an electrical engineer, founded the company in 1897 in Chicago to produce telephone exchange equipment and telephone apparatus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAlong with Western Electric, which supplied the Bell System, Automatic Electric supplying General Telephone, and Stromberg-Carlson, also supplying the independent telephone markets, Kellogg shared in the business of providing the bulk of the nation's telephone equipment until after World War II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe ITT Corporation purchased a controlling interest in the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company in 1952, rebranding the new division's equipment as ITT Kellogg for a decade.[8] In 1958, ITT Kellogg was a contractor to the U.S. Air Force, for which Kellogg build a ground communication system for the ballistic missile base at Cooke Air Force Base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51937514193186,"sku":null,"price":3700.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0567\/8183\/2390\/files\/33B25715-14D7-4B3E-B8B7-C51FF158E381.jpg?v=1783008253","url":"https:\/\/www.iapello.com\/en-us\/products\/antique-kellogg-switchboard-candlestick-mic-wwi-kellog-t-48-bakelite-black-with-microphone-cord","provider":"Iapello Arts \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}