BT Synergy 1500 Digital Cordless Telephone with Answering machine

Physical description

[Telephone] Metallic grey handset shell.
[Model] Components board for Synergy 1500 telephone
[Model] Rechargable Ni-Cd battery pack for Synergy phone in metallic grey.
[Telephone cradle] BT Synergy 1500 metallic gray telephone cradle.
[Telephone cradle] BT Synergy 15000 telephone wall bracket in Metallic gray.

Place of Origin

China (made)

Date

1998 (made)

Artist/maker

British Telecom (commissioned by)
Vtech Communications Ltd. (makers)
Random Product Design Ltd (designers)

Marks and inscriptions

[Model] British Telecom logo
[Model] 'Rechargable / Ni-Cd Battery Pack / 3.6v 250AMH / Item code 871285 '
[Telephone cradle] 'This equipment is not / designed for making / emergency telephone / calls when the / power fails. / Alternative arrangements / should be made for / access to emergency / services'
[Telephone cradle] 'DECT '
[Telephone cradle] BT logo
[Telephone cradle] 'Synergy 1500'
[Telephone cradle] 'Pause/Play'
[Telephone cradle] 'Mic / Messages / Page / In Use / Charging / Memo / Answer / On Off / Delete'
[Telephone cradle] '30-5143 / >ABS<'

Dimensions

[Telephone] Height: 18 cm, Width: 6 cm, Depth: 2.5 cm
[Model] Height: 16.6 cm, Width: 5.7 cm, Depth: 2.2 cm
[Model] Height: 4.8 cm, Width: 3.6 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm
[Telephone cradle] Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 15.2 cm, Depth: 11.3 cm
[Telephone cradle] Height: 12 cm, Width: 10.8 cm, Depth: 4.8 cm

Descriptive line

BT Synergy 1500 Digital Cordless Telephone, moulded plastic, designed by Random Product Design Ltd, made by Vtech for British Telecommunications, China, 1997

Exhibition History

Designing in the Digital Age
Designing in the Digital Age

Production Note

Reason For Production: Retail

Materials

Plastic; Wire; Solder

Techniques

Moulded

Subjects depicted

Telephone

Production Type

Mass produced

Collection code

PDP