Telephone
1968 (made)
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Blue injection moulded plastic landline telephone set, rectangular base with an L-shaped handset
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Landine telephone, Canadian, 1968, Contempra model by Northern Electric |
| Physical description | Blue injection moulded plastic landline telephone set, rectangular base with an L-shaped handset |
| Object history | The Contempra model was the first phone to be designed in Canada, and was available in nine colours. It became an icon of Canadian design and was featured on a postage stamp in 1974 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.175-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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