Viscount 9501R telephone, 1982-1983
- Made:
- 1982-1983 in United Kingdom




Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983.
The Viscount telephones were part of a range of home telephones introduced after the standardisation of telephone sockets in 1981. This standardisation ended the General Post Office monopoly on telephone designs, and gave consumers a wider choice. This telephone operated with digital exchanges rather than electric ones.
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Science Museum: Information Age Gallery: Exchange
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Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1983-226/1
- Materials:
- electrical components and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall (wall mounted): 360 mm x 145 mm x 120 mm, .7 kg
- type:
- telephone
- taxonomy:
-
- component - object
- credit:
- Donated by STC Information Terminals Division
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