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Posted 2 months ago
Geno
(69 items)
I just found this telephone today and vaguely remember them from the time frame I put in the title. It's called "Disco Phone" (too much). When I got it home , I plugged it in to one of the zillion but almost obsolete jacks in the house. I was happy it had a dial tone when I picked the receiver up but even more surprised when I called the number from my cell and as it was "tweeting" it's ring, little lights went on around the dial as it was ringing.
I'm not a fan of anything "made in China" but I love this thing. I'm a land line freak and have old ATT trimlines around my house...even my kitchen wall phone (remember them) is an old touch tone. I keep them more for show as the sound quality before we went digital is awful.
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Now that's funky! In a cool way I mean...lol...
I know, it's way too cool. Too bad we can't upload videos....
This phone is like a stray animal, I don't need it yet I don't want to let it go.
Put it on youtube then post a link... If you want to??? It would be cool to see.
I agree with toolate2 I'd like to see it.
OK....Ill do it..even my DH was impressed ..Ill LYAK when I post it
Here it is Ta-da!...the Disco Phone starring on youtube!
http://youtu.be/heub-GeVaag
Very cool Geno - definitely a unique item.
Just saw it on Youtube Now I want one!
Thank you :-) Good luck finding one..if you do LMK what you put in your search to find it
Will do.
Oh my God that's cool!! Love the sound. Thanks for posting it! Your other pieces behind the phone look interesting. You should post them as well...
Thanks all..toolate2 I collect action figures, too....I'll gets some pictures of them
Fun phone!!!!!!!!!!! love it:)
Thank you..I find the things I discover here are more kitschy fun than elegant. My county had the space program, and is now housing mostly defense plants and Patrick Air force Base. Here we have the few that probably have enough to buy gorgeous crystal but most are really hard working class people thus the " Disco Phone" or tons of old California pottery chicken spoon rests
You must have been sick to buy that phone! Sick with Saturday Night Fever! I can picture you and John T.!! Dancing around the Phone!!
Tora.. I worked the coat room of a very hot Long Island disco back then & those were some of the best times of my life. :-D
The 80s 90s were a great time for novelty phones. I vaguely remember when this phone was being sold... but I just can't get a good date on when it really came out. Of course I manage to find the stuff that seems like they are the only ones left on earth thus I have nothing to compare it with ( I'm lousy at searches, too)
Thanks for the love.....this has got to be one of my favorite GW finds in a long time