Table Telephone

Object/Artifact

Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Table Telephone

Entry/Object ID

1002.3.325

Description

Telephone, Table

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Western Electric Co.

Notes

model number: 302

Color

Black

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Table Telephone Western Electric 1940 The Model 302 telephone was produced by Western Electric from 1937 until 1955 and was one of the most widely used desk sets in the United States during that time. Telephones during this era were leased out to homes by phone companies as part of the cost of being connected to the phone system.

General Notes

Note

City of Palo Alto, dial, cradle-style.