"Accent" Design Line Telephone, 1976

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

1976

Creator Notes

Designed by Henry Dreyfus Associates with housing by the American Telecommunications Corporation of El Monte, California; transmission and signaling components by Western Electric Company.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

97.50.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ameritech Corporate Archives.

Material

Plastic

Color

Beige (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
Depth: 4.5 in

Inscriptions

On bottom: Serial #B483298 / THE TELEPHONE HOUSING IS YOUR PROP- / ERTY. TO ASSURE QUALITY OF SERVICE, / ALL WORKING PARTS, e.g., DIAL, CORDS, / AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REMAIN / THE PROPERTY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF / THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY / Western Electric 2921BD21-50 / 9-76 LOUD
"Accent" Design Line Telephone, 1976