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Siemens - Model 55 brown Mini Network from Automatic ElectricAnd to think that this model evolved from an even more outrageous design! Also called the M55 or Modell 55 this model was introduced in 1955, when most of Europe was still struggling from WW2. As the economies of the various countries started to pick up, there started to be some room for luxury and innovation and not just rebuilding and restoration. So in a world full of black bakelite, Zamac and sheet metal with a touch of wood here and there,