Telephone W 58

DesignBartsch, Ekkehard
Berndt, Christian
ProductionVEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen
Date Draft1958
DesignBartsch, Ekkehard
Berndt, Christian
ProductionVEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen
Date Draft1958

The W58 was the first modern standard telephone from the Deutsche Post in the GDR. It was developed in co-operation with the Weißensee University of Applied Sciences and its pure style was based on Bauhaus design principles.

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Further detail

DesignBartsch, Ekkehard
Berndt, Christian
ProductionVEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen
Date Draft1958
Place of productionNordhausen, Germany (GDR)
Size Height: 10.6 cm, width: 22.5 cm, depth: 19.8 cm
MaterialMetal, Silver coloured
ColourBlack, White, silver
GenreOffice and information systems
Inventory no623/2006