Author Topic: Merry Christmas Telephone Napkin (Read 646 times)

Fabius · « **on:** December 25, 2016, 04:25:53 PM »

Merry Christmas all. My daughter found these for today's activities.

Slal · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2016, 07:38:24 PM »

Pretty cool. Do you know how old? I'd have guessed 1950's but handset... Still used in 1940's?

Best

--Bruce

Fabius · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2016, 11:39:30 PM »

I'll ask my daughter where she got it. The dial looks British GPO?

AE_Collector · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2016, 12:04:06 AM »

I wonder what the significance (if any) is of the phone number?

Terry

poplar1 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2016, 12:31:52 AM »

Quote from: AE_Collector on December 28, 2016, 12:04:06 AM

I wonder what the significance (if any) is of the phone number?

Terry

5-1225
12/25 = December 25

Slal · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2016, 09:00:02 AM »

Hadn't thought of GPO. Always liked the 232 with ringer on bottom & little drawer that pulls out. Real ones probably out of my price range though. : /

Anyway, I'll take a stab at it & likely embarrass myself. ; )

Could be a...

162 or 164 handset?

Illustration (with larger area for Christmas message) of a type 10 or 12 dial?

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"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt."

-- either Abraham Lincoln or Samuel Clemmons. I think the philosophers are still debating that one.

AE_Collector · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2016, 11:01:45 AM »

Quote from: poplar1 on December 28, 2016, 12:31:52 AM

5-1225
12/25 = December 25

Aahhh, that was easy for you!

Terry

AL_as_needed · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2016, 10:11:59 PM »

Or considering "North Pole" to be NP5-1225 being 675-1225. Maybe it went to some kind of pre recorded message from the big guy himself

Phonesrfun · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2016, 01:24:58 AM »

That beats dial "M" for Murder.... I just saw that one recently.

The napkin dial and handset look British to me. As for Santa, well, he looks like Santa to me.

Slal · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2016, 10:35:28 AM »

Uhmmm... About that possible GPO handset and dial...

Fabius · « **Reply #10 on:** December 29, 2016, 12:16:50 PM »

Quote from: Slal on December 27, 2016, 07:38:24 PM

Pretty cool. Do you know how old?

I asked my daughter where she bought the napkins. She bought them at Marshall's. Marshalls, Inc., is a chain of American and Canadian off-price department stores.

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