2500 - Mediterranean Blue automobile The finger wheel and dial

The finger wheel and dial card ring have been freshly nickel plated finish

When the thermoplastic housings became the standard

Base – The base is completely stripped of all its components and clear coated

Due to the obvious size limitations of the housing

2500 - Mediterranean Blue automobile The finger wheel and dialHistory After eight years, 2500 sketches, measurements of 2000 faces, and the preparation of endless clay models and lacquered plastic castings, the famed industrial designed, Henry Dreyfuss finally arrived at the form of the new "universal" set, the Model "500" in 1949. The Model 500 and it's sister wall phone, the 554, were the most popular telephone set ever designed, and they remained in production for 35 years without essential change. Colored