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
at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home
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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