Ericofon - Black Antique Phone Parts Original princess 8A dial

Original princess 8A dial

When the Type 1 was introduced in 1925 it was the first Monophone produced by Automatic Electric where the transmitter and receiver were both located in a common handset

This Model 183 has been expertly repainted so that the entire phone has a "like new" look and feel

Henry Dreyfuss finally arrived at the form of the new "universal" set

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Ericofon - Black Antique Phone Parts Original princess 8A dialEricofon, Black Rotary Dial Version History The Ericofon was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gsta Thames, Ralph Lysell, and Hugo Blomberg. The two major components of the telephone, the handset and the dial, are combined in a single unit. This one piece design anticipated the evolution of the typical cordless phone and cell phone by several decades. Serial production began in 1954. Early models were sold only to institutions, but