Designer
Gösta Thames(Swedish, 1916–2006)Swedish, 1916–2006
Designer
Ralph Lysell(Swedish, 1907–1987)Swedish, 1907–1987
Designer
Hugo Blomberg(Swedish, born 1897)Swedish, born 1897
ManufacturerManufactured by
L M Ericsson(1876–1976)1876–1976
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
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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
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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