WW1 1915 Ericsson Fullerphone D III Trench Telephone Handset

This WW1 1915 Ericsson Fullerphone D III Trench Telephone Handset is a fantastic find!

The extending handset would have been part of a trench telephone used for transmitting and receiving messages from the trenches on the front line to the commanders at the rear...

Engraved with the following maker's mark:

BLME MFG Co 33073

DIII 1915

Where BLME is the British L M. Ericsson Manufacturing Co., Ltd., based at Beeston, Notts.

A lovely antique for collectors of militaria and vintage telegraphy!