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    Posted 7 months ago

    dgirardin
    (160 items)

    I picked this item up because I was curious about it. It was only $2.99 so I figured I'd try it to sell it. However, I can't find its age where it is made or anything about it online. Does anybody have any idea of what this is? Thank you!

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 7 months ago
      Here's one in red..

      https://oldphoneworks.com/products/racing-helmet-phone
    2. dgirardin dgirardin, 7 months ago
      Yeah I saw that too but doesn't give me any info on age or anything. This one has no wires. It is just like a toy
    3. keramikos, 7 months ago
      That number on the bottom ("1017437") is a British design patent from 1984 (I'm exerpting the some of the output from the UK design patent lookup interface here, because I'm not sure that the link is a permalink):

      *snip*

      Design number 1017437

      Status Expired

      Registration date 19 January 1984

      Expiry date 19 January 1994

      Overview
      Illustrations
      Names and addresses
      History

      Application date 19 January 1984

      Grant date 28 August 1984

      Publication date 28 August 1984

      Indication of Product A toy telephone

      *snip*

      https://www.registered-design.service.gov.uk/find/1017437
    4. Lata Lata, 7 months ago
      I think i see a coin slot under the phone handle, isnt this a piggy bank?
    5. keramikos, 7 months ago
      Lata, I think you're onto something. I see that slot underneath the phone handle, too. I also see it on the one dav2no1 linked.

      Moreover, on the one in this post, there's that yellow 'plug' labeled "open." If there aren't any mechanisms or electronics in that slotted compartment, then why would anybody need to open it? Yup, a coin bank.
    6. keramikos, 7 months ago
      Although, the one dav2no1 linked says that it's functional on modern phone lines. Hmmm.

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