Western Electric 1500D (1963-1967) Models on Display:Western Electric 1500D commonly known as the "Freeboard

commonly known as the "Freeboard

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Western Electric 1500D (1963-1967) Models on Display:Western Electric 1500D commonly known as the "FreeboardWestern Electric 1500D First Commercially Released Push Button Telephone The Western Electric 1500D, manufactured in the mid 1960s, was the specific technical designation for the standard, single line desktop model of AT&Ts historic 10 button Touch Tone telephone. To the average user, the "D" suffix simply meant it was a standard desk phone built on the highly rugged, heavy duty foundation of the older Model 500 rotary series, utilizing the exact same