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THE PERSONAL CHOICE #1

  • by Barry Aucott
  • 10 Aug, 2017

Telephones

So given that I have free range on the Astra Antiques blog page, I decided to bring you something called “The Personal Choice”. Yes we have mounds of items up for sale on Astra-Antiques.com and thousands upon thousands more filling up the floors and cabinets in our Antique Centre. But each to their own, everyone has something they like more than the next person, and so this is where I bring you the items I view as appealing. Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring – No, not the Banana Phone, just the Telephone! There is something just eye catching about the old style telephones, that to me, speak volumes (pun intended of course). Yes, I am happy to admit some of it will of course be nostalgia, and no, for those thinking I’m not of that generation, I surely wouldn’t be blogging if I was. However growing up, my Grandma of course still had one of these, it made dialing fun, throw in the snazzy contact number index, and it was more entertaining than bingo.

Yes the good ol Telephone might be old hat now, but they will always have their place in the heart of those whom wish to collect them. They also fit in very well to the whole “Vintage” scene, and it’s a style that hasn’t died off. Newer models of the Phones are still present today, only just re-vamped to fit the needs of the 21st Century era. So if your like me, and have a certain “thing” for them, then you should come down to Astra Antiques, we have a Cabinet full of them. White, Black, Red and my personal favourite – Green. To the 1980’s see-through plastic, to an original Trim Telephone from 1982.

Be sure to get dialing, check out the Telephones on our Website and head on down for a rummage yourselves! You’ll be amazed at the wonders you can find! Dan. Astra Antiques

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