"Space Tel" Telephone

Michael A. Cousins; Morrison Cousins; Cousins Designs Inc.

Caption

Michael A. Cousins American, born 1938; Morrison Cousins American, 1934–2001; Cousins Designs Inc.. "Space Tel" Telephone, Designed 1984; Manufactured 1985. Plastic, rubber, Overall: 3 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (9.5 x 18.4 x 21 cm) (a) Telephone: 1 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (3.8 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm) (b) Handset: 7 3/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (19.7 x 5.2 x 4 cm) (c) Wall Mount: 6 1/4 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (15.9 x 0.6 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Michael A. Cousins/Cousins Designs, Inc., 1993.110.1a-d. Creative Commons-BY

Title

"Space Tel" Telephone

Date

Designed 1984; Manufactured 1985

Geography

Place manufactured: Taiwan

Medium

Plastic, rubber

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

Overall: 3 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (9.5 x 18.4 x 21 cm) (a) Telephone: 1 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (3.8 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm) (b) Handset: 7 3/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (19.7 x 5.2 x 4 cm) (c) Wall Mount: 6 1/4 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (15.9 x 0.6 x 2.9 cm)

Markings

Two printed labels applied to underside of phone: (1) "Model type: ST-5001 / Serial No: 86526184 / F.C.C, No. EBW6FQ-15524-TE-T" and (2) "Space-Tel is in the design collections of: / The Museum of Modern Art, New York / Staaliches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Munich / Museum fur Kunst & Gewerbe, Hamburg / Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam / Space-Tel was designed by Cousins Design, New York"

Credit Line

Gift of Michael A. Cousins/Cousins Designs, Inc.

Accession Number

1993.110.1a-d

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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