Telephone. Rotary

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Telephone. Rotary

Entry/Object ID

2017.035.001

Description

Western Electric model 500 telephone series, standard domestic desk telephone set issued by the Bell System in North America from 1950 through the 1984 Bell System divestiture. Cream colored with stickers stuck to front and back. Back has a sticker with "Keating School/ Early Warning System/ 652-1312" written. Front has a "9-1-1 /EMERGENCY" sticker.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Garnham, Peter and Brenda

Notes

Accession Date: 21-May-17 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Telephone

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Telecommunication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Telecommunication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Rotary Telephone

Created By

Brunckhurst, Cara

Create Date

July 1, 2017

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 12, 2026