Cover, Phone

Object/Artifact

Old Colony History Museum

Name/Title

Cover, Phone

Entry/Object ID

2025.2.1a-b

Description

Gold plated touch tone phone cover and case made at Reed & Barton. A: front of plate has raised floral engraving pattern on the left and right sides; center cutout for touch tone phone buttons; back side of plate has original adhesive backing tape on the left and right sides; silver oval sticker on the bottom reads "Reed & Barton Touch-Tone Phone Cover". B: Dark blue cardboard clamshell case; Interior top has white silk lining with the words printed in blue "Touch-Tone Phone Cover reed & Barton Silversmiths"; interior bottom has a raised base for seating the plate in velvet; facsimile touch tone dial pad raised in center for display.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Reed & Barton

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1979

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Telephone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Telecommunication Equipment

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Getty AAT

Concept

telephone cases

Search Terms

Reed & Barton, Phone, Telephone

Material

Brass, Gold Plate