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Phonebook

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Lisa Krohn, American, b. 1963

    Co-Designer

    Tucker Viemeister, American, b. 1948

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    A black telephone connected to rectangle keypad with a hinge on its right side holding open a phone book area.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Krohn

    Date

    designed 1987, made 1988

    Accession Number

    1994-57-1-a,b

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    models and prototypes
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Telephone

    Type

    Telephone

    Medium

    Wood, plastic, paint

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 6 x 33 x 23.7cm (2 3/8 x 13 x 9 5/16in.)

    designed in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41c182898-d9b6-4c2e-95b0-cf8ecbf682de

    Record ID

    chndm_1994-57-1-a_b

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