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STC Deltaphone (GPO Trimphone)

Telephone
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

STC Deltaphone (marketed as GPO Trimphone) telephone for public networks and STC Deltaline telephone for internal use, ABS plastic bodies and handsets with polycarbonate switching bars and dial finger plates and rubber feet.


Object details

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Object type
TitleSTC Deltaphone (GPO Trimphone)
Materials and techniques
ABS plastic bodies and handsets with polycarbonate switching bars and dial finger plates and rubber feet.
Brief description
Two-tone grey plastic telephone with clear plastic finger dial, designed by Martin Rowlands, 1966
Physical description
STC Deltaphone (marketed as GPO Trimphone) telephone for public networks and STC Deltaline telephone for internal use, ABS plastic bodies and handsets with polycarbonate switching bars and dial finger plates and rubber feet.
Dimensions
  • Width: 230mm
  • Height: 120mm
  • Depth: 120mm
Dimensions taken from the Museum of Design in Plastics website.
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of Design Centre Award in 1966.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.389-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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