August 6, 2014 at 3:10 am

100 Years Ago this Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5000 Telephone Lines

by twistedsifter

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (6)

 

From 1887 – 1913 this incredible Telephone Tower served as one of the main telephone junctions in Stockholm, Sweden. About 5000 telephone lines were connected here. Even after the tower was decommissioned in 1913 the tower remained as landmark until 1953 when it was torn down as the result of a fire.

In this amazing series of photos courtesy of Tekniska Museet, we get a glimpse at how the world was connected over a century ago.

[via Tekniska Museet on Flickr]

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (11)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (10)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (2)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (3)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (4)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (7)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (8)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (1)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (9)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

stockholm telephone tower 1887 - 1913 over 5000 telephone lines connected (5)

Photograph Courtesy of Tekniska Museet

 

 

 

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