Definitions from Wiktionary (candlestick telephone)
▸ noun: (telephony) An early style of telephone with a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of its stand, and a receiver that was held by the user to the ear during a call. When not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the switch hook protruding to the side of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the network.
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▸ noun: (telephony) An early style of telephone with a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of its stand, and a receiver that was held by the user to the ear during a call. When not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the switch hook protruding to the side of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the network.
Similar:
candlestick phone,
pedestal telephone,
pillar telephone,
stick phone,
candlestick,
candlestand,
candle holder,
canstick,
pantelephone,
tin can telephone,
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