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Home Phones Telegrafia, circa 1930, Functional
Located in Praha, CZ
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
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
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
Vintage Note/Phone Number Keeper Made in Japan
By Lion Products
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Telephone number keeper or just a note keeper notepad from the 19960Â’s made in Japan, the brand is Lion.
Metal with vinyl accents.
Measurements:
6.5 deep x 4 wide x 1 high (i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Ashtray with Chicago Phone Numbers
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Ashtray with phone numbers,
Chicago Telephone Directory,
1950s-60s
The
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Alexander Graham Pop Art Airplane Rotary Dial Phone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1970s Mod Pop Art novelty airplane shaped phone in orange!
Fabulous decor.
Design
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Aviation Objects
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
1950s Chrome Automatic Electric Rotary Pay Phone Telephone 3 Coin Slot
By Automatic Electric Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1950s wall mounted pay phone / telephone by the Automatic Electric Company, with three coin
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Telephone Necklace 14 Karat Yellow Gold Charm Old School Phone Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
Stylish and finely detailed vintage telephone necklace crafted in 14 karat yellow gold (phone) and
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Materials
10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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
Mid-Century Modern Industrial Explosion Proof Phone by Crouse-Hinds C1955
By Crouse-Hinds
Located in Port Jervis, NY
with a bakelite style phone. No dial. Supposed to be from a blasting site. Untested. In excellent
Category
Vintage 1950s American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
Phone Telegrafia 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
-Good original condition.
-Functionality not detected.
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bakelite
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
Functional Phone Telegrafia 1940s, Československo
Located in Praha, CZ
-Good original condition
-Fully functional
-Manufacturer Telegraphy.
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bakelite
Vintage 1950s Era Interior Phone Booth
Located in Bridgeport, CT
and linoleum floor. Reproduction circular push button coin operated phone. Fitted for standard outlet
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Vintage 14K Articulating Multi Gemstone Phone Charm Pendant
Located in Henderson, NV
Vintage 14K yellow gold phone charm pendant with rotating ruby sapphire and pearl set dial, and a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Charm Bracelets
Materials
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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
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
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
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
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
14 Karat Yellow Gold Articulating Rotary Phone Charm Pendant
Located in Addison, TX
Vintage Rotary Telephone Charm circa 1930-40's
Crafted of solid 14K yellow gold, this lovely little telephone has some hidden secrets to share. The rotary dial actually rotates and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Retro Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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
Vintage Retro Sculptura Donut Phone Vanilla Color, 60
s-70
s
By Western Electric
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1970s white vanilla color Western Electric sculptura Donut touch phone.
Western electric
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bakelite
Vintage Telephone Covered in Wood, Organic Modern Style Retro Phone
By Contempra House
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
organic mid century modern style, great look.
The keypad is located on the underside of the handset
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Organic Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
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
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
Vintage Oak Phone Booth
Located in Aurora, OR
This oak telephone booth has a two-paneled glass door, small shelf for note taking, and a directional sign for making calls within New York its likely original resting place. The int...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
$2,300
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
Giant Lucite Light Up Phone
Located in Chicago, IL
Amazing over sized lucite light up phone. It was used as advertising sign for Bell Company.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Lucite
Rare Red Tesla Phone, 1982
By Tesla
Located in Zohor, SK
Original phone set DS 3600, interior type in an excellent condition. It would most likely work
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plastic
GTE Automatic Electric Rotary Dial Coin Pay Phone
By GTE
Located in Miami, FL
GTE Automatic Electric Rotary Dial Coin Pay Phone; LPB 86 55, Huntsville, Alabama.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Gucci Phone Case GG Coated Canvas iPhone X/XS Brown
By Gucci
Located in Irvine, CA
Gucci Phone Case GG Coated Canvas iPhone X/XS
GG Brown Coated Canvas
Condition Details: Moderate
Category
Mid-20th Century Tech Accessories and Cases
Collectable 1970s Vintage Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Phone Lamp
By Walt Disney
Located in Armonk, NY
Our 1970s Walt Disney mickey mouse phone lamp is a perfect vintage piece to satisfy your inner
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
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
Audrey Hepburn in White Blouse with Phone, Leaning Against Chair, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Shaw took 24 informal portraits while Audrey Hepburn was at home on the phone with her agent. Image
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Photography
Materials
Giclée
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century phone you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, plastic and steel, every mid century phone was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century phone, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A mid century phone made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one mid century phone that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ericsson, Dieter Rams and Walt Disney produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mid Century Phone?
A mid century phone can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $688, while the lowest priced sells for $149 and the highest can go for as much as $3,500.
Questions About Mid Century Phone
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Mid century modern refers to the middle of the 20th century — specifically 1930s through the mid-1960s. This period represents a design and architecture movement characterized by simple shapes, clean lines, and organic materials. Some of the most famous mid century modern designers include Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Isamu Noguchi and Eero Saarinen.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
Mid-century modernism first appeared in 1945 and merged a minimalist aesthetic with practicality. Mid-century modern furniture is distinguishable by its lack of decoration or extravagance and its use of clean lines, organic curves and variety of natural materials.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Mid century modern furniture refers to pieces designed during the middle of the 20th century — specifically 1930s through the mid-1960s. This period represents a design and architecture movement characterized by simple shapes, clean lines, and organic materials. Some of the most famous mid century modern designers include Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Isamu Noguchi and Eero Saarinen. - Is Eames mid-century modern?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Yes, Eames is mid-century modern. In many ways, Charles Eames and Ray Eames were the embodiment of the inventiveness, energy and optimism at the heart of mid-century modern American design, and they have been recognized as the most influential designers of the 20th century. Some of the couple's most famous mid-century modern designs include the Eames Lounge chair and ottoman, the Eames Molded Plywood chair and the Eames Fiberglass chair. Shop a wide range of Charles and Ray Eames furniture on 1stDibs.
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