K6 red telephone box

E402317

British design icon public telephone box telephone kiosk design

The K6 red telephone box is an iconic British public phone kiosk design introduced in the 1930s, instantly recognizable by its bright red color and domed roof.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
K6 red telephone box canonical	1
K6 telephone kiosk	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British design icon ⓘ public telephone box ⓘ telephone kiosk design ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jubilee kiosk ⓘ K6 red telephone box ⓘ surface form: K6 telephone kiosk
color	red ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance	frequent appearance in British films and television ⓘ popular subject in tourism photography ⓘ symbol of British identity ⓘ
depthApprox	0.9 metres ⓘ
designedFor	outdoor street installation ⓘ public payphone service ⓘ
designedToBe	cheaper than K2 model ⓘ smaller than K2 model ⓘ suitable for mass deployment ⓘ
designer	Giles Gilbert Scott ⓘ
doorType	single glazed door ⓘ
hasFeature	crown symbol above the door ⓘ multiple small glass panes ⓘ ventilation slots beneath the roof ⓘ
hasVariant	KX series replacement kiosks (as successors in service) ⓘ
heightApprox	2.4 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	many examples are listed buildings in the UK ⓘ
iconicFeature	bright red paint visible from a distance ⓘ domed roof with embossed royal crown ⓘ
inspiredBy	earlier K-series telephone kiosks ⓘ
introducedInYear	1936 ⓘ
introducedToMarkEvent	Silver Jubilee of King George V ⓘ
laterUse	converted into defibrillator stations ⓘ converted into information kiosks ⓘ converted into mini libraries ⓘ
manufacturer	British Post Office ⓘ surface form: Post Office Engineering Department
massApprox	approximately 700 kilograms ⓘ
material	cast iron ⓘ
numberBuiltApprox	70000 ⓘ
predecessor	K2 red telephone box ⓘ
productionPeriodEnd	1960s ⓘ
productionPeriodStart	1936 ⓘ
roofShape	domed roof ⓘ
typicalLocation	British high streets ⓘ railway stations in the UK ⓘ rural villages in the UK ⓘ
usedByOrganization	BT Group ⓘ surface form: British Telecom British Post Office ⓘ surface form: General Post Office
usedDuring	mid-20th century expansion of UK telephone network ⓘ
widthApprox	0.9 metres ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: K6 red telephone box
Description of subject: The K6 red telephone box is an iconic British public phone kiosk design introduced in the 1930s, instantly recognizable by its bright red color and domed roof.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giles Gilbert Scott → notableWork → K6 red telephone box ⓘ

K6 red telephone box → alsoKnownAs → K6 red telephone box ⓘ

this entity surface form: K6 telephone kiosk