Object ID:
2010.34.2
Title:
Big Button Phone Attachment
Creator:
Touchables, Inc.
Description:
White plastic rectangular shell with twelve-key (12) spring-loaded keypad; large print numbers screened in white; pins on bottom designed to engage keypad of standard pushbutton phone; molded into chassis, "U.S. Patent No. 4002855/DESIGN & FOREIGN PAT.PENDING TOUCHABLES INC. CHICAGO, IL".
Dimensions:
H-1.25 W-4 D-3.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1980
Made by:
Touchables, Inc.
Place of Origin:
Chicago, IL
Provenance:
Design patented in 1974. This example used by Clifton C. Willis (1938-2009) in Washington, DC. Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa in 1993, Willis was legally blind by 1997. Donated by his son following Willis' death in 2009.
Credit Line:
Gift of La'Shaun Willis, 2010.34.
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Big button telephone keypad adapter
Big button telephone keypad adapter