Telephone, 2000

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Artifact Overview

Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Telephone

Date Made

2000

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1385

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Orange (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 6 in
Width: 9.5 in
Length: 6.875 in

Inscriptions

on front: HOLD REDIAL VOLUME FLASH / Graves on label on bottom: Michael Graves / MODEL MG1000 / COMPLIES WITH PART 66, FCC RULES / FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2BCHN-27645-TE-E / RINGER EQUIVALENCE: 1.0B / USES JACK: RJ11C MADE IN CHINA HAC / FOR SERVICE INFORMATION CALL: 1-800-366-0937 / CONFORMS TO / ANSI/UL STD. 1950 / ETL / LISTED US / 59284
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