{"product_id":"1970-bell-system-rotary-dial-telephone","title":"1970 Bell System Rotary Dial Telephone","description":"\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew pieces of technology are as instantly recognizable by touch and sound as a rotary telephone. The Bell System 500DM made dialing a number a physical sequence: finger in the opening, rotate the dial to the stop, release it, and wait for it to click its way back before entering the next digit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat deliberate interaction is almost completely absent from today's phones. Here, the dial, handset and internal hardware preserve the mechanical character that made the 500-series telephone such a distinctive object, while the exposed construction reveals what normally sat unnoticed inside it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"_ul_1thwv_191\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Piece:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1970's Bell System Rotary Dial Telephone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aug. 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bell System\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 500DM\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Function:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rotary Dial Telephone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 16 x 18 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 16 x 18 x 9 3\/4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.7 lbs\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Electric Blue, Blue, Terminal Black\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBacker Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e White\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wood \/ Original Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFunctional:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e No\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of One:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This is an original, one-of-a-kind Electronic Afterlife piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Electronic Afterlife","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45434399326390,"sku":"BLUE SCREEN-042-16","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/3641\/3622\/files\/EA-042-01-Hero-Square.jpg?v=1791431543","url":"https:\/\/electronicafterlife.com\/products\/1970-bell-system-rotary-dial-telephone","provider":"Electronic Afterlife","version":"1.0","type":"link"}