Object Details
Designer
Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972
Client
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Washington, DC, USA
Firm
Henry Dreyfuss Associates
Manufacturer
Western Electric Manufacturing Company, USA, founded 1881
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
Date
Designed 1953, this example ca. 1980
Accession Number
2009-50-1-a/c
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Telephone
Type
Telephone
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.)
manufactured in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2009-50-1-a_c