Push-button Table Telephone

Made:
1981 in London
Push-button Table Telephone Cream-coloured push-button table telephone 756 made by the
Push-button Table Telephone Cream-coloured push-button table telephone 756 made by the

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Push-button Table Telephone
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Cream-coloured push-button table telephone 756 made by the
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cream-coloured push-button table telephone 756 made by the Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd of London in 1981.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
Y2003.22.67.4
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 130 mm x 270 mm x 225 mm,
type:
table telephone
credit:
Gift of British Telecommunications plc

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