"The Sculpture By Gil Whitman Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Barbara & Elden Hathaway Owners of the Bryant Pond Telephone Company the very last hand crank magneto telephone system in the U.S.A. They purchased the company in 1951 and operated it from their home as a family business until selling it to the Oxford Networks Company in 1981, when it was integrated into the national dial system."
Submitted by Stephen Sostaric