Model 500 Northern Electric Rotary Telephone
Date1950-1965
Credit LineGift of Wyn and Lucretia Geleynse, London, Ontario, 2017
Object number2017.013.001
Label TextThe black telephone is a Model 500 Northern Electric rotary telephone,
manufactured from the 1950s into the early 1960s. Northern Electric
operated a factory in London from 1959 to 1994. When rotary phones were
introduced in the early 1900s, they allowed users to dial phone numbers
for themselves. Before, users relied on operators to make the desired
connection.
NameTelephone
1960s
