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    Object Details

    Designer

    Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972

    Firm

    Henry Dreyfuss Associates

    For

    Bell Telephone Laboratories, Washington, DC, USA

    Project Head

    Donald M. Genaro, American, b. 1932

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Arched rectangular body, handset with rotary dial, and coiled cord made of transparent plastic with electronic components visible.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Henry Dreyfuss

    Date

    1968

    Accession Number

    1972-88-179-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    industrial design
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Telephone

    Type

    Telephone

    Medium

    Plastic, metal, electronic components

    Dimensions

    8 x 23.5 x 7.5 cm (3 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)

    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/kq49e9d0b34-ce4f-4253-8599-1283547dd939

    Record ID

    chndm_1972-88-179-1

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