Original U.S. WWII US Army Signal Corps EE-8-B Field Telephone With Leather Case Hand Select:Yes Training in England

Training in England

Hand-sewn on the right side of the hat is a beautiful example of a 12th Corps Badge

in the standard long form indicating years into the current emperor's reign:

Overall length: 37 1/4”

most likely for a U

Original U.S. WWII US Army Signal Corps EE-8-B Field Telephone With Leather Case Hand Select:Yes Training in EnglandOriginal Items: Very Few Available. The EE 8 field telephone was used by the US Military from 1935 into the Vietnam War. It used a wired line with a maximum transmission distance of 7 miles. The EE 8 uses D cell batteries to power the electric signal that carries the signal through the wire to the other phone. It has a hand cranked dynamo to generate the charge that rings the phone on the other end of the line. The case is leather, with fabric