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Rotary Telephone

Black rotary telephone with “U.S. House of Representatives” and an eagle seal at the center of the dial/tiles/collection/2/29620.xml
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Black rotary telephone with “U.S. House of Representatives” and an eagle seal at the center of the dial
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Date

ca. 1965

Manufacturer

Western Electric

Dimensions

4 3/4 × 8 × 8 1/2 in. (12.1 × 20.3 × 21.6 cm)

Accession Number

2014.084.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Anonymous Gift

Object Details

Telephones like this rotary-dial model rang throughout the House in the 1960s. As the institution expanded to a new office building and district offices became ever more active, the need to stay in real-time contact grew. Across the Capitol campus and across the continent, Representatives and their staff members were at the start of a revolution in technology that would encompass toll-free numbers, then fax machines, and by the end of the century, the internet.

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