Ericofon

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Object Details

Designer
L.M. Ericsson Company, founded 1876
Hugo Blomberg, Swedish, b. 1897
Ralph Lysell, Swedish, b. 1907
Hand Gosta Thames, Swedish, b. 1916
Manufacturer
North Electric Company, Galion, Ohio, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Light blue one-piece unit; ear piece tapering down to flaired rounded base/mouthpiece; rotary dial/on-off switch on underside of base. Grey cord attached at back.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Paul Moore and Charlton M. Theus, Jr.
ca. 1960
Accession Number
1998-36-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Telephone
Type
Telephone
Medium
Molded ABS plastic, nylon, rubber, metal, printed paper
manufactured in
Galion, Ohio, USA
designed in
Stockholm, Sweden
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1998-36-1
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
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