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- Snoopy & Woodstock Telephone, 1976 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. Good grief, it's a Peanuts phone! Design Line character phones were marketed for use in bedrooms and family rooms. Other characters included Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
Snoopy & Woodstock Telephone, 1976
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. Good grief, it's a Peanuts phone! Design Line character phones were marketed for use in bedrooms and family rooms. Other characters included Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.
- "Chestphone" Design Line Telephone, 1974 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Chestphone could be hidden from view by closing its box lid. Advertised as a perfect fit for dens, it was available in simulated walnut, leatherette, or an abstract "optique" pattern.
- 1974
- Collections - Artifact
"Chestphone" Design Line Telephone, 1974
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Chestphone could be hidden from view by closing its box lid. Advertised as a perfect fit for dens, it was available in simulated walnut, leatherette, or an abstract "optique" pattern.
- "Accent" Design Line Telephone, 1976 -
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
"Accent" Design Line Telephone, 1976
- "Antique Gold" Design Line Telephone, 1980 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. This "Antique Gold" telephone is a 1980s interpretation of 18th century French Provincial style. With illustrated faux-gold plates, advertisements imagined it in homes "decorated with the quiet dignity of discriminating taste."
- 1980
- Collections - Artifact
"Antique Gold" Design Line Telephone, 1980
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. This "Antique Gold" telephone is a 1980s interpretation of 18th century French Provincial style. With illustrated faux-gold plates, advertisements imagined it in homes "decorated with the quiet dignity of discriminating taste."
- "Noteworthy" Design Line Telephone, 1978 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Noteworthy models featured chalkboard or corkboard options to take notes and pin up messages. A convenient compartment allowed people to store their telephone book out of view.
- 1978
- Collections - Artifact
"Noteworthy" Design Line Telephone, 1978
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Noteworthy models featured chalkboard or corkboard options to take notes and pin up messages. A convenient compartment allowed people to store their telephone book out of view.
- "Elite" Design Line Telephone, 1976 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Elite model of Design Line telephones appears to parallel the look of 1970s executive briefcases. It came in green or brown leatherette and a Bicentennial commemorative model.
- 1976
- Collections - Artifact
"Elite" Design Line Telephone, 1976
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Elite model of Design Line telephones appears to parallel the look of 1970s executive briefcases. It came in green or brown leatherette and a Bicentennial commemorative model.
- "Celebrity" Design Line Telephone, 1979 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Celebrity model references the opulence and glamour of Hollywood Regency design, popular from the 1920s-50s. Scaled for a bedside table, it was available in ivory and powder blue.
- 1979
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"Celebrity" Design Line Telephone, 1979
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Celebrity model references the opulence and glamour of Hollywood Regency design, popular from the 1920s-50s. Scaled for a bedside table, it was available in ivory and powder blue.
- "Early American" Design Line Telephone, 1974 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Early American rotary phone is a pastiche of colonial design -- an era well before telephones existed. A brass eagle adorns the cradle, above a simulated maple base.
- 1974
- Collections - Artifact
"Early American" Design Line Telephone, 1974
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Early American rotary phone is a pastiche of colonial design -- an era well before telephones existed. A brass eagle adorns the cradle, above a simulated maple base.
- Western Electric "Sculptura" Telephone, circa 1978 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Sculptura model was designed by Donald Genaro and is a classic example of Pop Art's influence on everyday consumer goods. Eye-catching and playful, it came in white, brown, and yellow.
- circa 1978
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Western Electric "Sculptura" Telephone, circa 1978
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. The Sculptura model was designed by Donald Genaro and is a classic example of Pop Art's influence on everyday consumer goods. Eye-catching and playful, it came in white, brown, and yellow.
- United States Bicentennial Telephone, circa 1976 - In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. Candlestick models in the Design Line included a stars and stripes version, commemorating the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial. Many mid-1970s products associated themselves with this celebration by using patriotic color schemes.
- circa 1976
- Collections - Artifact
United States Bicentennial Telephone, circa 1976
In 1973, AT&T partnered with Henry Dreyfuss & Associates to create a collection of specialty "Design Line" telephones--allowing customers to tailor their technology to fit their home decor. Candlestick models in the Design Line included a stars and stripes version, commemorating the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial. Many mid-1970s products associated themselves with this celebration by using patriotic color schemes.