Gösta Thames
"Ericofon" Telephone

DesignerSwedish, 1916–2006
DesignerSwedish, 1907–1987
DesignerSwedish, born 1897
CultureSwedish
Titles
  • "Ericofon" Telephone
Datedesigned 1949, made 1956–1963
MediumSAN plastic and rubber
Dimensions9 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 5 1/8 in. (23.2 × 10 × 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Katherine Susman Howe
Object number2022.639
Non exposé

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ProvenancePurchased by Marion Magee Susman before 1963; Katherine Susman Howe (by descent); MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition Historynone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Manufacturer mark in two places on underside of phone; etched on the right side of black rotary mechanism, and printed in black ink on interior number plate: Ericsson [cursive and overlapped on] LM / MADE IN SWEDEN.

Paper label adhered to back of base, printed in black ink: [illegible] / Village Police / 468-7878

Country of origin mark on inside of plug: JAPAN
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