Yellow Trimline Rotary Dial Desk Phone automobile Fantastic Western Electric 302 -

Fantastic Western Electric 302 - Custom White Version

This particular unit is very rare "Nile Green" colored deluxe "chrome trim" version

Operating Manual

Brass painted Black

Northern or Western Electric Model 302-metal case

Yellow Trimline Rotary Dial Desk Phone automobile Fantastic Western Electric 302 -Another spectacular design by Henry Dreyfuss, this model was in development through the late fifties. The goal was to incorporate the dial with the handset. This presented a huge challenge as the dials of the time created a huge buldge around the centre of handset making it very uncomfortable to use. A breakthrough came in 1960 when the "space saver dial" was created. The fingerstop of this dial could actually move eliminating the need for a large gap