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ITEM DESCRIPTION
Vintage "Telefone Continentale" Cradle Fone Elegante
Manufacturer: United States Telephone Co.
Country of Manufacture: South Korea
Style: French Provincial / Victorian / Hollywood Regency
Color/Material: Cream/Ivory casing with polished gold-tone metal accents and an ornate romantic center medallion.
OVERVIEW
Up for sale is a beautiful vintage mid-century Cradle Fone Elegante manufactured by the United States Telephone Co. This gorgeous rotary desk phone perfectly captures 19th-century elegance and French Provincial style, featuring striking gold-tone hardware and an ornate cream chassis.
INCLUDED DOCUMENTATION
This piece is highly collectible because it includes its rare original documentation packet, featuring:
• The original stylized translucent outer overlay sheet stamped with the model title.
• The original parchment "History of Ownership" certificate (printed in Korea) detailing the background and design of the Telefone Continentale lineage.
CONDITION NOTE
• Aesthetic Condition: Excellent vintage condition. The cream body is clean with minimal signs of aging, and the gold plating maintains a high-polished shine with very light, natural patina appropriate for its age.
• Mechanical Condition: The rotary dial spins freely and smoothly. Internal wiring is intact with a standard phone line cord attached.
• Technical & Functionality Notes:
Includes a standard phone line cord. Due to its age, this phone uses vintage pulse dialing. It is being sold as-is for decorative display, a theater prop, or collection purposes. It may require a modern digital pulse-to-tone converter to fully function on modern home phone networks.
