Ballpoint pen advertising telephone counselling service, Bristol, England, 1984

Plastic ballpoint pen with cap in the shape of a telephone handset advertising "Dial a Shrink", J.B. Norman, Consultant Psychologists of Park St., Bristol, English, 1984.

'Dial a Shrink’ services of J. B. Norman, Consultant Psychologists of Park Street, Bristol, England are advertised by this plastic ballpoint pen. It is shaped like a telephone handset. ‘Dial a Shrink’ was a telephone counselling service. It started in America then spread internationally. Its 24-hour helpline offered the patient on-the-spot advice without booking an appointment.