Last Dreyfuss Phone Design?

[George Knighton]

I seem to be mixed up about something, but I swear I think I'm remembering seeing this somewhere.

Other than the Trimline, wasn't there a Dreyfuss design after the Princess designs?

I thought I saw that somewhere, but searching here and online, I don't see it.

[Western Electric]

1500\2500 touch tone?

[George Knighton]

I seem to recall that it was something that was sort of an enhanced Princess.  Like the dial was at 45 degrees instead of 33 degrees?

The dial was in the base, like a Princess.  Not in the handset, like a Trimline.

I must be imagining it, or dreamed it up.

[Phonesrfun]

My recollection is that Dreyfus' firm did the work on the Trimline, which, by the way was a design that came after the 1500/2500.  I seem to recall that Dreyfus himself was not directly involved with the Trimline, but I may be wrong.  There was a very well done article in TCI's Singing Wires newsletter about Dreyfus and his work.  That article was four or five years ago, and if you are a member of TCI, you have access to all past issues through the TCI Members Only web page.

Someone here may recall the actual date of the article.

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[paul-f]

Browsing my field trial sets pages will show several other examples.  For example:
  http://www.paul-f.com/wepmodels.html#DIH

The Dreyfuss firm continued the relationship with the Bell System for many years and was involved in the design of many of the Design Line sets.  I have been fortunate enough to discuss this topic with Don Genaro, who ran the firm after Henry Dreyfuss retired.  (Although I don't recall discussing the "last" phone.) I have some marginal copies of drawings from the AT&T Archives of a set that became the Exeter that will be added to the site some day.