Return of the Retro Phone!

I don't know about you, but I'm done with over-priced grey digital combi phones from Argos. I welcome the return of classic retro telephones. The Princess Phone (pictured middle) was the original! It was designed in the States in the late 50's and was primarily aimed at the female market. It's the kind of phone that that you might use whilst reclining on a chaise Longue in filigree negligee and pink fluffy mules! The box for this is also gorgeous - almost as desirable as the phone itself!

The TrimPhone (top two pictures) is a slightly later UK design (early sixties) and much more masculine in feel. The re-issue of these phones come in a vast array of colours and will go with pretty much any home colour scheme. And then, of course, there is the much beloved 706 table telephone, which most of us will have used at some time or another in our lives. They were the main telephones in use from the 60s to the 80's (I especially love the below red one, which looks like it has been ripped from the Bat Cave!) Obviously these new issues have a different technology behind them (digital and not analogue), but they add something wonderful to a room instead of just being functional! Good selection available from Bloomsbury & Co.