Object Details
Designer
Jean Heiberg, Norwegian, 1884 - 1976
Johan Christian Bjerknes, Norwegian, 1889 - 1983
For
Norsk Elektrisk Bureau
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Black rotary telephone with square base; one-piece handset resting in cradle in top of body; black dial on front, with black numbers on white ring visible under finger holes.
Credit Line
Gift of the Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo
Date
1931
Accession Number
1992-118-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
telephone
Type
telephone
Medium
Bakelite (TM), sheet metal, cord (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13.7 x 22.5 x 17.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
manufactured in
Oslo, Norway
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1992-118-1