#ericsson

Wired - January 1999

1895

Videophone, Ericsson, 1971

In 1929 Ericsson released this model based on the exclusive new art deco style, developed from the 1925 Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. This new model was refined in both form and surface material compared to the 1909 metal model. The smaller format required smaller parts inside as well. The chromed, slightly elongated and graceful receiver gives a classy, metropolitan feel. Ericssson director Karl Fredric Wincrantz is associated with this model, which goes by the abbreviation "Wz". This telephone was manufactured in relatively small numbers, but was used in disproportionately many advertisements to elevate the company's image. Telephones for use with the new automatic exchange had previously had the dial added after the fact; this model was designed for the new era. Its manufacture ceased when the new plastic, Bakelite, began being used in telephones in the early 1930s.

Ericsson Mobile Office, 1996

(Blekinge Museum)

Ericsson T18s Millenium Edition flip phone 1999 The T18 was a compact device which introduced several new features, including voice dialling, voice answer, active flip (allowing users to start and end calls by opening and shutting the flip) and a vibrating alert function. The T18s Millenium Edition was given to all Ericsson UK employees as a gift and never sold to the public. - Mobile Phone Museum