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Vintage White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
By Ericsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the "cobra phone" for
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1962, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Bakelite
1980s Bang
Olufsen Beocom 2200 Phone
By Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Loewy, Bang
Olufsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1986 Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Lowy, the Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2200 telephone is Danish design at its finest, and the epitome of 1980s high-tech and high design. In good ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Off-White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
By Ericsson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the "cobra phone" for
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Mint Green Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the "cobra phone" for
Category
Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Gold BeoCom 2 Phone by Bang
Olufsen
By David Lewis, Bang
Olufsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collectible phone is in the shiny gold finish and comes with its original black charging base, which is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1980s Red Bang
Olufsen Beocom 2000 Phone
By Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Loewy, Bang
Olufsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1986 Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Lowy, the Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 telephone is Danish design at its finest, and the epitome of 1980s high-tech and high design. It has a...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Gucci Vintage Agenda Phone/Address Notebook, Italy, 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci vintage Agenda phone/address notebook in the original box, Italy 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Paper
Original 1930
s Siemens Brothers
Co Ltd Phone
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An original, 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd black telephone with a Braided handset cord.
Dimensions: H 20cm, W 21cm, D 17cm
Origin: German
Date: circa 1950
Item No: 29...
Category
Vintage 1950s Desk Sets
Materials
Bakelite
Mid-Century Functional Phone Tesla T65H 1968, Československo
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Bell System Pink "The Princess Phone" Rotary Dial Telephone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bell System Pink "The Princess Phone" Rotary Dial telephone. Circa Mid to late 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Ericsson Cobra Phone in Red Plastic with Turntable at the Bottom, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ericsson Cobra phone in red plastic with turntable at the bottom. Swedish design icon, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original "Bay Area" label.
Creator US Navy.
Date of manufacture c.1940.
Materials and techniques...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Traversetolo, IT
house the old fashioned phone model.
The Desk is in very good condition of the period, fully restored
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Rocket Boy Desk Lamp
Phone Charging Station
Located in Berkeley, CA
professionally 'Frankensteined' into this one-of-a-kind bedside desk lamp, that both lights the room and can
Category
2010s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1980s Chocolate Brown Touchtone Desk Phone
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage chocolate brown touchtone desk phone. Circa 1980s
Features a bright chocolate brown body
Category
Vintage 1980s South Korean Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plastic
1949’s ATEA Model Desk Phone
By Ericsson
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a heavy rotary phone with a copper body and a Bakelite handset made in Sweden by Ericsson
Category
20th Century Swedish Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Copper
1980s Lucite Phone
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s Lucite phone. I don’t know if the phone works or not, I have not tried it.
Category
Vintage 1980s Desk Sets
Materials
Lucite
Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
By Tesla
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone from the early 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Vintage German Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone from the early 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Vintage Cream Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the""cobra phone"" for
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Swedish Bakelite Table Phone from 1947
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from 1947
Measures: Height
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco
By Tycos, Lego
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic LEGO telephone rendered in multicolored LEGO's by Tyco.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco
By Tycos, Lego, Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Postmodern LEGO telephone rendered in multicolored LEGO's by Tyco.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Italian Green Onix and Gilded Bronze Phone
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Italian marble green onix and gilded bronze phone, is an extraordinary collection piece
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Onyx
1910 Hid-A-Phone Desk Sculpture plus Telephone
By Hid-a-phone and Western Electric
Located in Peekskill, NY
. It's a hinged and decorative table top sculpture that was used to hide a candle stick phone. These were
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Crème Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial crème Ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of cream thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Eri...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Beige Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial beige Ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of cream thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Eri...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Geo Blue", Memphis Style
Located in Milano, IT
1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Geo Blue" in excellent condition. It works perfectly
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight with Emergency 1950s Phone Numbers
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti ceramic paperweight made with electrical insulators carrying important phone
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Mint Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary Dial Mint green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of cream thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Tha...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
1966 MoMA Grillo Rotary Flip Phone ITALY Marco Zanuso
Richard Sapper
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fun Orange Flip Phone Rotary Dial
MoMA Modern Italian orange Grillo folding rotary telephone
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Table Phone with a Rotary Dial by L. M. Ericsson Stockholm, 1947
By L.M. Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Table phone, ring the disc's edge marked Phone A-B. L. M. Ericsson Stockholm, 1947
Labeled
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone belonging to "Randy" with original room names, number plaque and US Navy plaque from San Francisco.
Cre...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique World War 2 Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Large World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original room names.
CREATOR US Navy. San Francisco.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIA...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original room names.
Creator US Navy.
Date of manufacture c.1940.
Materials and techniques Bak...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"
By George Nelson
Located in Rosendahl, DE
and storage compartment, four drawers at the front. The desk comes with optional phone holder for the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Traversetolo, IT
probably used to lay the old fashioned phone model.
The Desk is in very good condition of the period as the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985
Located in Chattanooga, TN
No status seeking, 1980s Wall Street executive should be without this leather bound desk apprentice
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Stainless Steel
NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985
Located in Chattanooga, TN
No status seeking, 1980s Wall Street executive should be without this leather bound desk apprentice
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Leather
NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985
Located in Chattanooga, TN
No status seeking, 1980s Wall Street executive should be without this leather bound desk apprentice
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Stainless Steel
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
designed as a phone desk/shelf.
Rare little piece of mid-century design with elegant lines and many
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Formica, Teak
Scarce American Space Age Teledome Desk Telephone by Teleconcepts
Located in Port Hope, ON
This scarce black, chrome plated and clear plastic Teledome (model # 3005) desk phone was patented
Category
Vintage 1970s American Space Age Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Snoopy, Phone Home !
Located in San Francisco, CA
Be the first and only person to answer your retro phone with a double-sided Snoopy mask on !
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Desk Accessories
Materials
Rubber, Plastic
Vintage Oak Phone, 1980s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic vintage telephone in a vaguely football-shaped oak case, 1980s. In excellent vintage condition with beautiful grain patterning.
Measures: 9.5" x 4.5" x 5".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Henry Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited Train Wall Sconces
By Henry Dreyfuss
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, noted for his telephone designs. Starting with the classic black desk top phone, he designed all the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Jydsk Telephone from Denmark
Located in Dallas, TX
mouthpiece.
This classic European desk / table phone would make a handsome decorative piece in
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Decorative Objects
Mad Ave Desk Phone
By Western Electric
Located in New York, NY
For the executive who has everything…a swank desk phone with convertible top. Classic Bell
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Executive Desk Phone
By Western Electric
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vintage Western Electric push button phone is encased in an oak box. The hand set has a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Phone Enorme- Ettore Sottsass-Brondi
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, IT
Telephone Enorme, des. Ettore Sottsass - Brondi 1987, in original box
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Rare American Art Deco Nude Figural Lamp/Telephone Stand by McClelland Barclay
By McClelland Barclay 2
Located in Port Hope, ON
original oval based Northern Electric, 1935, manual D1, model 202, desk phone in excellent vintage
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
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Desk Phone For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal desk phone for your home. A desk phone — often made from plastic, metal and steel — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the desk phone you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A desk phone is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. L.M. Ericsson, Lego and Tycos each produced at least one beautiful desk phone that is worth considering.
How Much is a Desk Phone?
Prices for a desk phone can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $149 and can go as high as $2,500, while the average can fetch as much as $693.
Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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