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+ Australian Design Award
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Tytel telephone, 1987
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Object statement
Telephone, desk top push button, Tytel 721 MK IV, designed by Design Field, made by Tytel Pty Limited, Australia, 1987
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Designed by Ian Cameron at Design Field, Sydney. Made by Tytel Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
The Tytel 700 series range of telephones received an Australian Design Award in 1987.

The 721 was the most economic unit in the Tytel range. It cost less than three years rental of a standard phone while having the additional features of handsfree dialling and a 12 number memory.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Bought new from vendor.

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Description
Telephone, desk top push button, Tytel 721 MK IV, designed by Design Field, made by Tytel Pty Limited, Australia, 1987

Desk top push button telephone unit with memory and PABX interface capability, in black plastic. Includes handset and cord, cable for attachment to standard telecom terminal, instruction leaflet and packaging.
Made: 1987
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
88/59D
Production date
1987

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1988
Subjects
+ Australian Design Award
+ Telecommunications
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/86267 |title=Tytel telephone |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=23 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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