Help! Get Me WHItehall 1212!!!
Why does cool stuff keep popping up in far-freakin-away Britain? (Also Australia. Those Aussies are gonna force me to take a million-hour long plane ride at some point. And I HATE million-hour long plane rides.) But honestly, prices in pounds PLUS trans-atlantic freight fees are prohibitive! At this rate our next trip to London is going to require packing for home with trash cans, phones, dustpans, and possibly shoe trees in tow.
So these kick ass, right? I mean, there are cool old American phones around and Uncommon Goods had those neat ones from South America for awhile but wow this TRIM design just looks really different. (Also I know I used a word exchange in a title yet again but since this phone came out in 1965 I really couldn’t pass up the opportunity. And Wikipedia says that’s the number for Scotland Yard. File away the trivia, people.)
They probably wouldn’t even work in the U.S. Different wiring maybe? Phone jack? If only they actually had rotary numbers instead of the retrofitted push-buttons that reproduction phones all have. I get WHY they have them: so people can navigate computerized help-desk filtering and pre-teens can win radio contests. VERY important reasons. Here I am again cheering for the Form team at the big Form vs. Function bowl game.
I suddenly hate my Sony cordless phone.
Just discovered your blog online and I love it! I was wondering if you could send me info. on how to make the Modern Number Coasters you created a few years ago? I can’t seem to get the webpage to come up correctly and it cuts most of it off. I am so excited about this project idea and would really appreciate it! Thanks!
Carla
I am a fiend for all things funky and phones are the best! I love phones of all kinds. These phones are really slick. I also find the Aussies and Brits the MOST fab creative people and a planeride to meet some of my far away blog pals would rock
even a long one!
xxoo
LOVE. these are great I esp. love the teal color!
I saw this and thought immediately of your wonderful blog. I’m a big fan of your laundry soap recipe.
http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/homeguide-under25/slide-show.html?page=22#curr_item_4475