AT&T Model 2100 Telephone Answering Machine, circa 1983

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Answering machine

Date Made

circa 1983

Creator Notes

Manufactured in Hong Kong for AT&T Consumer Products in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time

Object ID

99.216.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Wire

Color

Brown
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.50 in
Width: 10.25 in
Length: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

on cover: AT&T inside cover: TELEHELPER 2100 / BASIC INSTRUCTIONS inside machine: 384 144243 B bottom: AT&T / Model 2100 / Answer and Record / Rating 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 0.15 A / Custom / Manufactured in Hong Kong for / AT&T Consumer Products / Parsippany, New Jersey / 07054 / Complies with Part 68, FCC Rules / FCC Registration Number.BAL939-11811-AN-N / Ringer Equivalence 1.1B / United States And Canadian Patents Pending