These young ladies are absolutely awed by a landline phone, because "OMG! It did it! It actually did it!"

Nathan said:
I had a rotary phone that I was paying $1/mo. rent for until about 1991. I turned it in, and picked up a push button phone with a clear housing for $18. Like this one:
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The kids loved it, I put a long cord on it so they could go down the hall with it and talk in private.
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This reminds me... 🤔

Girls, do you remember the beloved Princess phones? It was introduced by the Bell System in 1959. It was compact and designed for convenient use in the bedroom, it had a light-up dial for use as a night-light. The slogan was "it's little...it's lovely...it lights", lol!

princess phone 50s 60s retro Just Peachy, Darling

This was the end! This was the phone that teenage girls wanted. It was available in many colors, but my favorite was pink. Come on, it's called the princess phone! This phone required a separate ringer and additional wiring so that it could light up in the dark. I never had one, but I wish I had!
Early Ad for the Princess Telephone

Here's Ann-Margaret in "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963). Her character spends a great deal of time using this phone.
Bye Bye Birdie Poster

Bye Bye Birdie Screenshot - Telephone


Bella ✌️
 

Pink Biz said:
My mom had an aqua Princess phone in her bedroom. It was so cute but it tipped over very easily because it was lightweight.
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Yes, from what I've read, this was a common problem that many customers complained about with the early versions of the phone. The Princess phone, weighing nearly three pounds lighter than standard desk phones, proved to be too light, and they would slide around during dialing.

Western Electric, in turn, had to retrofit many of them with a counterweight. They produced a new series, which also included a ringer inside the telephone, in 1963. A black model was released that same year. The push-button dial on the Princess phone was introduced in 1964. :)
 

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