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The Modern Materialist

Retro Scandiphone, Now With Modern Guts

Posted by Alex Zalben



I’m a total sucker for olde-timey looking stuff, especially if it has modern innards. I’ll take a coffee machine with a cherry red finish and smooth lines over a stainless steel monster any day.

That being said, this retro phone is a little tough for me, especially as I don’t have a land-line. I got rid of it three years ago, and now exclusively use my cell for calling in and out. Not only does it save money, but it also makes things easier, as I only have one phone number to give out.

That being said, if I did have a land-line, I’d probably pick up this Scandiphone, the upright, Sweidsh phone that was super popular in the 50s and 60s (at least so I hear).

It’s actually kind of refreshing to see a phone who’s buttons only dial numbers. There’s no TV in it, no camera, nothing. It’s just a phone, and it’s happy to be that way.

I’m curious, Materialistas: do you have a land-line? And if so, is this something you’d pick up?

[£40, Firebox]

[Via Coolest Gadgets]


+ DIGG + DEL.ICIO.US + REDDIT
Posted May 02 2008, 02:30 PM
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consolationprize said:

I have a landline, specifically to have a retro rotary phone.  I wasn't picky when I got one, feverishly bidding and losing on ebay, but this is what I ended up with:

www.popbubble.com/.../RotDonut.jpg

Just a picture I found on the internets, mine's a more chocolate brown with a rich authentic ring that makes me smile whenever I hear it, even though only telemarketers and wrong numbers call my landline...

May 2, 2008 3:25 PM

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