push-button - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/push-button/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:29:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Black and Silver Astral Telecom “Fab” Push Button Desktop Telephone https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/black-and-silver-astral-telecom-fab-push-button-desktop-telephone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-and-silver-astral-telecom-fab-push-button-desktop-telephone Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:27:37 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=65250 A little bit glam and a whole lot of plastic, this is the Astral "Fab phone" which is push button telephone dating from the late 1980s and featuring last number re-dial, an electronic ringer and a shape which is all of its own. It's a combination of rounded body and angular handset with the former in a glossy black finish and the latter in a mirrored silver finish, chrome-like in appearance.

In good condition with some superficial signs of use this is an unusual telephone from a time when such items were as much decorative as functional, and certainly said something about the person and the household.

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]]> 1980s British Telecom (BT) Genie Corded Push Button Telephone in Ivory (TSR 8023) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/1980s-british-telecom-bt-genie-corded-push-button-telephone-in-ivory-tsr-8023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1980s-british-telecom-bt-genie-corded-push-button-telephone-in-ivory-tsr-8023 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:53:28 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=57911 Somewhat iconic. Somewhat kitsch. The "Genie" push button telephone was a prevalent item in many British homes during the 1980s, and, depending on your tastes is one of those two things, perhaps both. The distinctive rounded shape with handset mirroring the base housing the push button dial was supplied by British Telecom to households in a variety of colours - here in a rather neutral ivory tone. From a technical point of view, the telephone was the first to utilise an electronic ringer, and this as a model Telephone SR 8023, also therefore comes with Last Number Redial facility ("LR" buttons). Cutting edge.

This particular one is in good condition considering it's almost 40 years old. The plastics are free of chips or cracks and although there are one or two surface marks and some minor discolouration, it is otherwise visually good. There is some wear to some of the numerals on the push-buttons (see photos). It's not been tested and therefore should only really be considered as a decorative item unless you're willing to get it tested and/or updated.

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