Object Details
Manufacturer
Western Electric Manufacturing Company, USA, founded 1881
Designer
George R. Lum, American, 1889 – 1989
For
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Washington, DC, USA
Contributor
Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Black rotary telephone; transmitter/receiver handset in cradle on raised body with square base; black metal finger wheel above white dial with black numbers; smooth cord, one end attached to handset and the other to back of telephone base.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund
Date
ca. 1937
Accession Number
1994-73-2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
telephone
Type
telephone
Medium
metal, steel, printed paper, rubber-sheathed cord
Dimensions
H x W x D: 14 x 23 x 18.5cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 7 5/16in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1994-73-2