Bauhaus phone, model Frankfurt, Design 1927, production 1929

DesignMarcel Breuer, Pécs 1902–1981 New York

DesignRichard Schadewell, Biographical data unknown

ManufacturerFirma H. Fuld & Co., 1899–1937

MediumBlack bakelite handset; Sheet brass, painted black or nickel-plated, white-enamelled dial, red plastic

(H x W x D)13,8 × 11,2 × 15,5 cm

Length (Hörer)24,5 cm

Place of originFrankfurt am Main

Status

on display, room 023

About the workDevised by Richard Schadewald, this telephone is often additionally known as the “Bauhaus telephone”, as the designer Marcel Breuer is credited with helping to create it. The device was developed for the flats of the “Neues Frankfurt” (New Frankfurt) housing programme, which was carried out between 1925 and 1930. In 1927, the Telephon Gesellschaft H. Fuld & Co. launched a competition for innovative telephone sets and this device emerged as the winner. This model was produced until the 1930s and then for another two decades in other variations.

AccessionAcquisition 2021

Provenance[...]; März 2021 angekauft von Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen, München

Inventory numberP 2021-1

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Bauhaus phone, model Frankfurt, Design 1927, production 1929

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