A vintage 1977 Chinese rotary. Not a bad looking phone. If it weren't for the price and the location...
http://tinyurl.com/ye374vo (http://tinyurl.com/ye374vo)
Is this bakelite? I like the look
According to the description it is Bakelite. He relisted it and actually raised the price by $9. Was $79.99, now it's listed as $89.00. If it doesn't sell the first time, raise the price?
I would be very nervous about trusting something like that to arrive unscathed all the way from Shanghai. With shipping it's $124.80. If it were in the states, I would be tempted. At least state-side the shipping cost wouldn't be as much.
This phone looks like the STC phones http://www.britishtelephones.com/stc2724.htm (http://www.britishtelephones.com/stc2724.htm) which were made in a number of places by various manufacturers. I have seen these an ebay a couple of times before from sellers much closer than Shanghai.
Larry