Designer:

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972  Search this

Client:

Bell Telephone Laboratories, Washington, DC, USA  Search this

Firm:

Henry Dreyfuss Associates  Search this

Manufacturer:

Western Electric Manufacturing Company, USA, founded 1881  Search this

Medium:

Molded plastic, metal, rubber

Dimensions:

H x W x D (not including cord): 12.3 x 21 x 22.7 cm (4 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.)

Type:

appliances & tools

Decorative Arts

Telephone

Object Name:

Telephone

Manufactured in:

USA

Date:

Designed 1953, this example ca. 1980

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Black rectangular plastic body with sloping top; circular clear plastic dial in center, surrounded by white numbers 1 to 0, the letters A to Y, and the word "OPERATOR", all arranged in a circle around the dial, their positions corresponding to fingerholes in dial. Barbell-shaped handset of black plastic sits in cradle on top of body; coiled black wire at one end of handset plugs into telephone body.

Credit Line:

Transfer from Exhibitions Department

Accession Number:

2009-50-1-a/c

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/kq434aa927f-66d0-492d-9368-d4c9aadb5ffc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2009-50-1-a_c