This 1982 Northern Telecom Talia leather Contempra came from an ex-Nortel executive. It is a limited edition used to mark the launch of the “Toward The Intelligent Universe” it was presented to the Nortel executive in Florida at the 1982 launch. The Intelligent Universe launch was in 1979 and Open World was in 1982. “Intelligent Universe” was a big part of Open World in 1982. The Talia sets from 1982 were used to mark Northern Centennial. 100 years that Northern had been manufacturing telephones … 1882 to 1982.

Northern Telecom Annual Report 1982 with Open World and Intelligent Universe.