Telephone Answering Machine
date: label: date made
content: ca 1981
name: label: maker
content: Ford Industries, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The model 5500 Code-a-Phone was one of several telephone answering machines Ford industries produced in the early 1980s. These answering machines were produced for differing markets. The model 5500 featured a metal case and front-facing controls. The design, intended for commercial rather than residential use, was durable and easy to use for a seated receptionist. This particular unit was used in a hospital.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Magnetic Recording
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content: Communications
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from PhoneTel Communications Inc., thru Daniel Henderson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0101.06
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0101.06
label: accession number
content: 2000.0101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: telephone answering machine
label: Object Name
content: recording device
label: Object Name
content: answering machine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.2 cm x 30.5 cm x 25.4 cm; 4 in x 12 in x 10 in