Telephone

Object/Artifact

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The McFaddin-Ward House Museum

1985.890, Telephone, receiver: Origformat: b/w; Resolution: 150 dpi
1985.890, Telephone, receiver

Origformat: b/w; Resolution: 150 dpi

Name/Title

Telephone

Description

Black, rotary phone with colorless dial with white numbers. The phone is designed to sit on a horizontal surface. The hand receiver is attached to the phone by a black, spiral cord that attaches to the actual phone box on the left side and into one end of the receiver. The receiver is fitted with a silver plate cover for the back that has scrolled and panelled decoration. Silver back comes off of the phone for cleaning purposes. A long, straight black cord runs from the back of the phone to a black wall box on the wall behind.

Made/Created

Artist

Western Electric (phone)/ Gorham (silver)

Date made

1960 - 1970

Place

* Untyped Place

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Notes

Date: 1960-1970

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Description: 1. Bell Sytem Made By Western Electric/ 63/ YC51/ Gorham Silver Plate/ Pat. Pend. 2. TE2-1094/ Area Code 409 3. 1, 2:ABC, 3:DEF, 4: GHI, 5: JKL, 6: MNO, 7: PRS, 8: TUV, 9: WXY, 0: OPERATOR Location: 2. On label in center of dial plate on front of phone. 3. In white, pressed into black surface, written around the plastic dial plate so that they correspond to a particular circular indention. Numbers 2 through 9 each have three corresponding letters that are written to the outside of the numbers. Number 1 has no letters and Number 0 has the word "Operator" written to the outside of it.

Dimensions

Height

12 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Depth

22 cm

Material

Plastic, Silver plate