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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