Model 500 Rotary Dial Telephone, 1961
THF373289 / Model 500 Rotary Dial Telephone, 1961
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telephone
Date Made
1961
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972) and manufactured by Western Electric Company, New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2025.29.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Color
Tan (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 8.75 in
Inscriptions
on handsset:
Western Electric / MADE IN USA / G3
insert on center of dial:
AREA / CODE / 414 / 66-3481
on telephone behind cradle:
BELL SYSTEM / MADE BY / Western Electric
on bottom below dial:
LOUD
stamped in red on bottom:
R1161 / R366
stamped in white on bottom:
C / D / 500 / 6-61
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