Italian Deco Phone

[tubaman]

This is straight out of the box from eBay this afternoon and I wanted to share it with you:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-1970-Telephone-Turquoise-Vintage-/283330829600

Welcome to our charity auction 100% of this auction will go to Sobell house hospice!
We have donated this retro turquoise 1970s telephone. This will need to be rewired please see our photos!
UK bidders only
Please view our other items
Thanks for your interest!

It was £26 plus £4.95 postage.
It's in very good shape and all works perfectly (needs a line cord obviously).  The ringer sounds rather like a Trimphone.
The colour is a pale blue rather than the vivid blue in the last two photos.  I think the artificial light has made it look rather green in the other photos. It has faded a small amount but not really too bad at all.
The ribbon type cord retracts back into the phone when you hang-up. Even my wife thinks that bit is cool!
I'm not sure of its practicality as a phone to use, as the only way to pick up the handset is to flip it up using the ridge at the receiver end - but it is supposed to be decorative after all.
If any one knows the maker perhaps they can let me know please.
I think it's a great thing!

There is also another one available on eBay right now for $37.99 if another member fancies one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Italy-Retro-Emerald-Green-Beige-Rotary-Art-Deco-Italian-Phone-Telephone-/183627157483

[tubaman]

One more photo.

[Jim Stettler]

I had a white one of these  labeled ITT.

[19and41]

Never seen one like it.  Thanks for sharing.

[Scott]

That is pretty cool!

Scott K.

[paul-f]

Face Standard Jewel Box.

Look here: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=3091.0

There's a pretty marketing flyer in the TCI Library that has a Netherlands stamp. Search for jewel box or try this link:

   https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/browse/document-repository/catalogs-manuals/other-manufacturers/648-face-standard-jewel-box

Many were sold in the US by ITT.

[tubaman]

@paul-f thanks for the link - I rather like the red (burgundy?) one!

It's interesting that the earlier ones (circa late '60s) appear to have only a single button on the cradle.
My later version has two buttons - one for the hookswitch and the other to rewind the cord.
That then allows you to hang-up and dial another number without the cord rewinding every time.
It makes what is a rather impractical phone a bit more usable.

[oldguy]

Very cool phone.