Yellow Trimline Rotary Dial Desk Phone automobile Northern or Western Electric Model

Northern or Western Electric Model 302-metal case

Brass painted Black

This particular unit is very rare "Nile Green" colored deluxe "chrome trim" version

Operating Manual

AE introduced the simlar 3 and 13 phones

Yellow Trimline Rotary Dial Desk Phone automobile Northern or Western Electric ModelAnother spectacular design by Henry Dreyfuss, this model was in development through the late fifties. The goal was to incorporate the dial with the handset. This presented a huge challenge as the dials of the time created a huge buldge around the centre of handset making it very uncomfortable to use. A breakthrough came in 1960 when the "space saver dial" was created. The fingerstop of this dial could actually move eliminating the need for a large gap