Touchtone Princess Phone, 1976-1980
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The Princess telephone was designed by Henry Dreyfuss in 1959. It's a great example of the transition of the telephone from a strictly utilitarian device to a fashionable home accessory for middle class America. Compact and featuring a backlit dial, it was originally marketed to women as a bedroom phone; the slogan was, "It's little...It's lovely...It lights." It stayed in production from 1959-1994.
The Princess telephone was designed by Henry Dreyfuss in 1959. It's a great example of the transition of the telephone from a strictly utilitarian device to a fashionable home accessory for middle class America. Compact and featuring a backlit dial, it was originally marketed to women as a bedroom phone; the slogan was, "It's little...It's lovely...It lights." It stayed in production from 1959-1994.
Artifact
Telephone
Date Made
1976-1980
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Henry Dreyfuss Associates and made by Western Electric Company in the United States.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2008.123.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles Sable.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Color
Beige (Color)
Inscriptions
On handset: AT&T On bottom: COMPLIES WITH PT68 FCC RULES / REG. NO. AS593M 62563 TE T / RINGER EQUIVALENCE 1., OA / Western Electric Stamped on bottom: MADE IN USA / CS2702BMG / 84079 Sticker adhered to bottom: AT&T / For service, call: / 1-800-222-3111
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