Sculptura Telephone from the Design Line Series

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Western Electric Manufacturing Company, USA, founded 1881
AT&T
Designer
Donald M. Genaro, American, b. 1932
Office of
Henry Dreyfuss Associates
Description
Circular yellow plastic housing with a void between the handset and base. Base of the phone takes a half-circle shape with a flat bottom and white touch-tone keypad at center top. Phone handset forms the upper-half of the circular body and has a coiled yellow cord.
Credit Line
Gift of Donald M. Genaro
ca. 1974
Accession Number
2018-40-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
telephone
Type
telephone
Medium
Thermoplastic, electronic components
Dimensions
H x W x D: 20 × 22.9 × 10.5 cm (7 7/8 in. × 9 in. × 4 1/8 in.)
manufactured in
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_2018-40-1
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d702829a-694e-45ed-a8bc-2fd8f4607754
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