Original WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Set of Two EE-8-B Field Telephones with DR-8-A Wire Spool Category_MG 34 Mounts 1791 almost certainly the initials

1791 almost certainly the initials of the owner with the date he acquired it

Years of Manufacture: circa 1750

The bottom strap is however still intact and attached

assembled by the regimental S-3

+/- as this example is marked indicates nominal weight

Original WWII U.S. Army Signal Corps Set of Two EE-8-B Field Telephones with DR-8-A Wire Spool Category_MG 34 Mounts 1791 almost certainly the initialsOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. From 1935 to the Vietnam War, the US military used the EE 8 field telephone. The maximum transmission distance was 7 miles, using a wired line. The EE 8 uses D cell batteries to power the electric signal that sends the signal through the wire to the other phone. It uses a hand cranked dynamo to generate the charge that signals the phone on the other end of the line. During World War II, the phone was preferred