1981 Western Electric Trimline Store Display Model

This Trimline phone is a store display model designed solely for showcasing purposes and is currently non-functional due to the intentional cutting of its inside line and handset jack wires.

The dates on parts of this Trimline phone are as follows: Dial 10-77, Circuit Board 5-78, Metal Base 03-81, Base and Handset Plastics 07-82

Comparison of this Display Trimline and it’s predecessor a Field Trial Shmoo.

This Trimline has the original number card with 311-555-2368. In the United States, the Bell System telephone advertisements commonly used the imaginary area code 311, with the advertised telephone displaying the same number, 311-555-2368.