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Superman Telephone

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    Object Details

    maker

    Macrocommunications, Inc.
    Macrocommunications, Inc.

    Description

    Novelty touch tone telephone featuring a likeness of the fictional character Superman.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    DC Comics, Incorporated

    Date made

    1979

    ID Number

    1987.0213.135

    accession number

    1987.0213

    catalog number

    1987.0213.135

    Object Name

    Telephone

    Physical Description

    cotton (overall material)
    plastic (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 17 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in; 43.815 cm x 21.59 cm x 23.495 cm

    place made

    United States: California, Santa Ana

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    Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Telephone
    Superman

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-edc2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_682919

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