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Wooden wall-mounted phone. Its receiver, bronze with a black tip, is located in the centre of the device. On the left, the black mouthpiece, which is connected to the device with a black cord, is mounted on a bronze hook. On the top is a dual bronze bell-ringer. The telephone was intended for domestic use due to the absence of a hand crank (non-dial type). It is the first kind of Western Electric wall telephone sets manufactured with a view to reducing the size (see References). It is also one of the first devices that addressed the need for generalised telephone communication. It was intended for domestic use and , at the same time, provided a home intercom system, just as we know it today. Western Electric advertised this device through the slogan " the greatest little step-savers that ever helped a housewife ".