Deltaphone
Telephone
1965 (designed)
1965 (designed)
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Blue corded rotary dial phone with angular receiver, and its yellow cardboard box packaging
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Plastic/ metal, cardboard |
| Brief description | Blue 'Deltaphone' with packaging, designed by Martyn Rowlands, manufactured by Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd, Great Britain, 1965 |
| Physical description | Blue corded rotary dial phone with angular receiver, and its yellow cardboard box packaging |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | Twentieth Century Gallery label (Room 73):
TELEPHONE: DELTAPHONE WITH PACKAGING
Designed by Martyn Rowlands
Manufactured by Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd, Great Britain, 1965
ABS plastics
W.65-2002
The Deltaphone or 'Trimphone' was designed initially as a bedroom phone in response to a brief from the GPO and the Council for Industrial Design. It came in 3 colour combinations (Grey-White, Two-tone Blue and Grey Green) although later a wider range of fashion colours was introduced. Its distinctive design and ring-tone (a 'tone caller' instead of a bell) made it a popular product which remained in production into the 1980s.(February 2003) |
| Credit line | Given by Martyn Rowlands |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1966. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Accession number | W.65:1-2002 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2003 |
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