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This was a lucky find at a garage sale. It is a vintage 1970 Dallas handbag phone purse. Yes, it really works. We tried it. This was probably the first mobile type phone. But have to plug it in. It is in excellent condition, even still has the original tag on it.
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These are extremely collectible. I once saw one in a reference book on purses- price was steep as far as its value. Great find.
so cool! could you post some larger images and a shot of the inside?
thank you im so excited about actually making a good find. lol yes i will upload pics asap
WOW that is so cool! It's the first time I ever saw one. I LOVE IT!!!!!
At first, I thought it was just a cool design! Great find.