Western Electric Model 500 telephone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Electric_Model_500_telephone
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:smartphone
gptkbp:category gptkb:Western_Electric_products
gptkb:industrial_equipment
rotary dial telephones
products introduced in 1949
gptkbp:color black
blue
green
red
white
yellow
beige
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Henry_Dreyfuss
gptkbp:dialColor rotary
gptkbp:discontinued 1984
gptkbp:handsetType gptkb:G-type_handset
gptkbp:hasModel 500
gptkbp:introduced 1949
gptkbp:legacy iconic design
widely imitated
standard for decades
gptkbp:line single line
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Western_Electric
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:AT&T
gptkbp:material gptkb:plastic
gptkbp:notableFeature adjustable ringer volume
modular handset cord (later models)
replaceable parts
gptkbp:powerSource telephone line
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Western_Electric_Model_300_telephone
gptkbp:ringerType mechanical bell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Western_Electric_Model_2500_telephone
gptkbp:type rotary dial telephone
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Bell_System
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:weight 2.6 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Dreyfuss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Electric Model 500 telephone