New Hampshire Telephone Museum

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New Hampshire Telephone Museum
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New Hampshire Telephone Museum
Established2005
Location1 Depot St, Warner NH 03278
Type History museum
Collection size1000 exhibits
Website www.nhtelephonemuseum.org

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum is a nonprofit, telecommunications history museum in Warner, New Hampshire, in the United States. [1] There are over 1,000 telephone-related artifacts in the museum. [2] The museum features switchboards, a large display of rotary phones, candlestick telephones, wooden wall-mount phones, phone booths, princess phones, flip phones and smart devices. [3] Public programs include guided tours, lectures, interactive displays suitable for all ages.

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History

The museum was established in 2005 [4] by Dick and Paul Violette, of the Merrimack County Telephone Company. [5] The museum received a grant from the Nancy Sibley Wilkins Town of Warner Trust Fund in 2013. [6] The museum offers a history of telephone communication. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Carbone, Ray. "The New Hampshire Telephone Museum Dials In To The Past". www.nhpr.org. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum". nhtelephonemuseum. New Hampshire Telephone Museum. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Laughlin, Susan (2014-08-12). "The Cuisine Scene Along I-89 in NH". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "NH Telephone Museum answers the call for a special exhibition". Union Leader Corp. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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  6. ↑ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum Receives Grant". The Andover Beacon. November 18, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "New Hampshire Telephone Museum". Townofwarner. Town of Warner, NH. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ Brown, Bob (14 September 2015). "California wildfire ravages telephony museum". IDG Communications Inc. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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