A Scarce AC 440/420 Crank Desk Phone by L.M Ericsson & Co Stockholm c.1917 sub-Macabre- Medicine of preserved giant clam (Tridacna

of preserved giant clam (Tridacna gigas) shells

In the late Victorian period this was an extremely popular shape

They were one couple of tens of thousands who arrived into Spitalfields during that time

He stands soundly

that they depict them so profusely in their rugs

A Scarce AC 440/420 Crank Desk Phone by L.M Ericsson & Co Stockholm c.1917 sub-Macabre- Medicine of preserved giant clam (TridacnaOrigin: Swedish Period: Early 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1917 Height: 12 Width: 7. 5 Depth: 5 The wonderfully original and attractive hand crank desk or table phone by L. M Ericsson & Co Stockholm, the ebonised wooden case with gilt transfer chinoiserie type detailing and central logo with skeletal clock, the whole with its original cord, hand crank wind mechanism and handset sitting on bun feet and surviving from the first quarter of