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Telephone

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    L.M. Ericsson Company, founded 1876

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Black telephone with large block base and stepped foot, crank on one side. Handset resting on top held by stand with two prongs, straight black cord.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase from the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund

    Date

    ca. 1920

    Accession Number

    1994-73-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    appliances & tools
    Decorative Arts
    Telephone

    Medium

    Metal, plastic

    Dimensions

    Overall: 27.8 x 23 x 11 cm (10 15/16 x 9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

    manufactured in

    Belgium

    See more items in

    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/kq448eb8115-3990-4c9f-9af0-703c659776c2

    Record ID

    chndm_1994-73-1

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