Telephone, "Model 302", ca. 1937
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1994
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- Object ID: 18649321
- Accession Number: 1994-73-2
- Acquired: 1994
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2DzN2/
- Telephone, "Model 302", ca. 1937. Henry Dreyfuss .ca. 1937. Metal, paper, rubber-sheathed cord. Museum purchase from the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund. 1994-73-2.
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- Manufactured by Western Electric Manufacturing Company
- Made for Bell Telephone Company
- Designed by Henry Dreyfuss
Black rotary telephone; transmitter/receiver handset sitting in cradle on raised body with square base; black metal finger wheel above white dial with black numbers; smooth cord, one end attached to handset transmitter and the other to back of telephone base.
This telephone is metal, paper, rubber-sheathed cord. Its dimensions are: H x W x D: 14 x 23 x 18.5cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 7 5/16in.).
This telephone is from United States and dated ca. 1937
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Museum purchase from the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund. Its provenance is Purchased from Carole Krohn, Summerland, CA. (Purchase) We acquired this object in 1994.
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