Manufacturer:

Western Electric Manufacturing Company, USA, founded 1881  Search this

AT&T  Search this

Designer:

Donald M. Genaro, American, b. 1932  Search this

Office of:

Henry Dreyfuss Associates  Search this

Medium:

Thermoplastic, electronic components

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 20 × 22.9 × 10.5 cm (7 7/8 in. × 9 in. × 4 1/8 in.)

Type:

appliances & tools

Decorative Arts

telephone

Object Name:

telephone

Manufactured in:

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Date:

ca. 1974

Description:

Circular yellow plastic housing with a void between the handset and base. Base of the phone takes a half-circle shape with a flat bottom and white touch-tone keypad at center top. Phone handset forms the upper-half of the circular body and has a coiled yellow cord.

Credit Line:

Gift of Donald M. Genaro

Accession Number:

2018-40-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d702829a-694e-45ed-a8bc-2fd8f4607754

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2018-40-1