Teleseme
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teleseme-267-11473131
title:
Teleseme
text:
The teleseme, also known as the Herzog Teleseme, was an electric signaling device used in luxury hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Guests desiring room service could use the dial mechanism of their room's teleseme to indicate a good or service from over 100 options. An attendant in a hotel office would then receive the request at a corresponding teleseme and have the order filled. Telesemes were invented by F. Benedict Herzog in the 1880s, alongside Schuyler Wheeler. They were an
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description:
Pre-telephone hotel signaling device
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleseme
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date modified:
2024-04-04T13:56:48Z
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