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Almost Speechless Sunday - Antique Phone

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Almost Speechless Sunday - Antique Phone

 

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This antique phone is located in our friend’s Condo in New York City. The phone still is operational and is connected to a direct line to the reception desk. I like antiques of just about any nature and especially old phones or phone booths.

 

If you are looking for a family oriented and pet friendly neighborhood and want/need a local Katy Real Estate Expert contact me and let us get started on your journey to living the luxurious lifestyle dream in Katy TX. Katy has excellent schools plus Katy has something of interest for virtually for everyone of any age. It is a great time to buy as inventory levels of available homes is higher now than they have been in at least 3 years.

 

Almost Speechless Sunday - Antique Phone

 

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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Robert Bob Gilbert I love that phone.... wish I had one... I do have a land line because of the cable package I have and I'd use that phone!!!

Sep 25, 2016 04:09 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Bob I  love antique phones as well as  Typewriters, that must have been fun to see it in operation:)Endre

Sep 25, 2016 04:35 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

That phone was really cool but it almost took two hands if you needed to movoe even 6 inches away.

Sep 25, 2016 06:10 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Robert Bob Gilbert  I love antiques too .I would love to have that phone .  O would not have it connected as I only have cell phone connections

Sep 25, 2016 07:22 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Bob- I always loved the old rotary phones over the push button ones! Remember those.

Sep 25, 2016 07:58 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

That phone makes a nice conversation piece, Bob. I like it. I have one that cranks and mounts on the wall. It's even older than the one you have shown. It's a nice piece. 

Sep 25, 2016 09:03 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Pick up the ear piece, blow into it a couple of times and hope the operator is not on break

Sep 25, 2016 11:39 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Bob, that phone is a great collectible. And, it really works!

Sep 25, 2016 11:39 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Now, that is just plain weird!  What, you ask?  That phone. . .I have one identical to it, and was just thinking I should take my picture with it for a blog.  Perhaps, later this week I'll do just that!

Sep 25, 2016 11:54 AM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Life was much more simple back in the day Bob. Are things better these days? I often wonder.

Sep 25, 2016 12:16 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Those were used in the day of the party lines. People could listen in on the neighbors conversations and know everything that was going on. The gossip would spread.

Sep 25, 2016 01:43 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Our phones had dialers at my first real estate office. And, we had no cell phones.

Sep 25, 2016 08:54 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I love it Bob.  I used to have an old pay phone in my office until the wife made me sell it.

Sep 25, 2016 09:43 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Bob, in it's day, this was a real marvel in the technology department!  

Sep 26, 2016 12:06 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

That is very cool, I love seeing things from the past.  I have seen one of those before, but never used one.  We have come so far in the technology of telephones!

Sep 26, 2016 12:51 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh my gosh, I haven't seen one of those in years!  Great memories!  ;-)

Sep 26, 2016 02:54 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for sharing the photo. I can't believe it still works .

Sep 27, 2016 09:10 PM
Steffy Hristova
HomeSmart Elite Group Tempe AZ Tel: 602.710.8161 - Tempe, AZ
Tempe AZ Realtor - Your Home Close to Your Work!

I had forgotten the dial phones. And how sometimes a neighbor would inadvertantly be included in the conversation, and join in. Once I dialed directory assistance, and was connected to a wrong number; the person on the other side was still friendly, and tried to help and look up the number for me in the Yellow pages.

Oct 03, 2016 02:13 PM
Alison Creamer
Keller Williams Elite - Virginia Beach, VA
Realtor,MRP,ABR, CDPE,IMSD,HamptonRoads

WOW!  This is great!  Does anyone even have a phone that hooks up to a wall anymore?  

Oct 21, 2016 05:51 AM
Sharon & Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette, IN - Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette homes for sale

Bob, that phone brings back some smiles from my childhood days of watching Pettycoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillys!

Jan 16, 2017 04:05 PM
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