Cradle Telephone

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Cradle Telephone

Entry/Object ID

1002.3.994

Description

Telephone, Cradle

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Automatic Electric Co.

Date made

1964

Notes

where made: Northlake, IL model number: NB 802 CXX serial number: 8-64-8

Color

Black

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Cradle Telephone Automatic Electric Co., Northlake, IL 1964 This 1964 telephone strongly resembles the Western Electric model 500 and was made for several years. These phones remain popular with collectors for their aesthetic.

General Notes

Note

Rotary dial, desktop, cradle telephone.