Ascom collection of historic telephones comes to the museum
The Museum of Communication in Bern has been able to add around 700 historical objects from the telecommunications group Ascom to its collection. The donation is intended to secure the evidence of Swiss industrial history in the long term.
The Museum of Communication in Bern has been able to add around 700 historical objects from the telecommunications group Ascom to its collection. The donation is intended to secure the evidence of Swiss industrial history in the long term.
The spectrum of 700 objects ranges from the telegraph set from 1852 to the television set from 1939 and the millionth telephone set "Tritel Elm" from 1991, as the Museum of Communication announced on Friday. The collection represents the development of telecommunications in Switzerland since the mid-19th century. Numerous objects originate from the production of Ascom's predecessor companies, in particular Hasler AG in Bern. Part of the collection was previously on display at Ascom's headquarters. The Ascom collection will be integrated into the museum's object database and will be publicly accessible on its website.
The spectrum of 700 objects ranges from the telegraph set from 1852 to the television set from 1939 and the millionth telephone set "Tritel Elm" from 1991, as the Museum of Communication announced on Friday. The collection represents the development of telecommunications in Switzerland since the mid-19th century. Numerous objects originate from the production of Ascom's predecessor companies, in particular Hasler AG in Bern. Part of the collection was previously on display at Ascom's headquarters. The Ascom collection will be integrated into the museum's object database and will be publicly accessible on its website.
