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Started by Stephen Furley, August 04, 2009, 05:42:30 PM

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Jim Stettler

Quote from: Key2871 on September 02, 2021, 08:39:39 PM

Are people that desperate for a different phone?
Something done with taste would be far more sellable than any of the above. I guess hideous is the new vouge?
Keep in mind the buyers will never use the phone as a phone.
They have no idea that they could use it to talk to others . It is just fun, weird 'art" to the younger folk.
I don't mind artistic variation, but, please keep it workable as a device.
JMO,
Jim
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

Key2871

Yes I'm aware, but I guess my point is why.
Why destroy old phones to make this 'art' stuff.  And I use the term Art loosely.
Is this an expression of the artist, or are they desperate to make money anyway they can.
Given the fact that these are basicly a phone from the past, who's going to pay money for this.. For lack of a better word, crap?

I mean let's be honest who here would buy this now junk for more money then it would cost at a yard sale even for parts?

Yes I know the old saying a fool and his money are soon parted, I'd say this is indeed another way for such to part with his money.
KEN

19and41

Idle hands are the devil's playthings.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

FABphones

Awww.  ;D
A Tribble Phone!

(cue Tribble cellphone ringtone)
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19and41

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

Key2871

That has got to be THE most hardest phone to clean women's make up off of.
And I've seen quite a few that had to be thrown out, because the phone was gross.
KEN

Etienne

#831
What about some glamour?

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/224364314850

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/224422151914

Artist had to hide the "Chanel" logo on the ads... in case the company would sue them I guess...

FABphones

So many categories this could go under but Hideous describes it best.
And only $2845.00 if you want to 'snap' it up (#125112032508).

Another Lobster creation. It's been a while.
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Etienne

BTMC 2652 or something like that. Covered with self-adhesive vinyl velvet...

countryman

That won't come off easily :-(
The gold tone where nickel should be is also suspicious. Decorator sets had it that were often mixed out of old, new and newly plated parts.

countryman

Not a lamp... worse!
The shell of a metal "Fuld Frankfurt" was brassed out (normally it is painted black) and had a clock and a musical box fitted, playing "Lili Marleen". And then the price idea!!!

Auction link: https://www.ebay.de/itm/313724959278

FABphones

Quote from: countryman on April 02, 2022, 03:35:59 PM
...The shell of a metal "Fuld Frankfurt"...

:o

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Fuld Frankfurt telephones discussed on this thread:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11821
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FABphones

Ear tickling phones.  ;D

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FABphones

Well, it's colourful...  8)

Is that a black phone under there. Looks like it might be. A super hard find.
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RDPipes

Well, I reckon its better then black when the lights go out, you outta be able to see this one in the dark, LOL!