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Superman Telephone

Superman Telephone

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Description
Novelty touch tone telephone featuring a likeness of the fictional character Superman.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Telephone
Date made
1979
maker
Macrocommunications, Inc.
Macrocommunications, Inc.
place made
United States: California, Santa Ana
Physical Description
cotton (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 17 1/4 in x 8 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in; 43.815 cm x 21.59 cm x 23.495 cm
ID Number
1987.0213.135
accession number
1987.0213
catalog number
1987.0213.135
Credit Line
DC Comics, Incorporated
subject
Telephone
Superman
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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