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Vintage White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
Vintage White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

Vintage White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

By Ericsson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the "cobra phone" for

Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1962, Československo
Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1962, Československo

Midcentury Functional Tesla Phone 1962, Československo

By Tesla

Located in Praha, CZ

- Good original condition. - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer.

Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Bakelite

1980s Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2200 Phone
1980s Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2200 Phone

1980s Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2200 Phone

By Bang & Olufsen, Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Loewy

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Designed in 1986 Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Lowy, the Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2200 telephone is Danish design at its finest, and the epitome of 1980s high-tech and high design. In good ...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Off-White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
Vintage Off-White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

Vintage Off-White Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

By Ericsson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the "cobra phone" for

Category

Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Mint Green Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
Vintage Mint Green Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

Vintage Mint Green Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

Located in Brooklyn, NY

One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the "cobra phone" for

Category

Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Gold BeoCom 2 Phone by Bang & Olufsen
Gold BeoCom 2 Phone by Bang & Olufsen

Gold BeoCom 2 Phone by Bang & Olufsen

By David Lewis, Bang & Olufsen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

collectible phone is in the shiny gold finish and comes with its original black charging base, which is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

1980s Red Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 Phone
1980s Red Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 Phone

1980s Red Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 Phone

By Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Loewy, Bang & Olufsen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Designed in 1986 Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Lowy, the Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 telephone is Danish design at its finest, and the epitome of 1980s high-tech and high design. It has a...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Gucci Vintage Agenda Phone/Address Notebook, Italy, 1980s
Gucci Vintage Agenda Phone/Address Notebook, Italy, 1980s

Gucci Vintage Agenda Phone/Address Notebook, Italy, 1980s

By Gucci

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gucci vintage Agenda phone/address notebook in the original box, Italy 1980s.   

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Paper

Original 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd Phone
Original 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd Phone

Original 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd Phone

Located in Forest Row, East Sussex

An original, 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd black telephone with a Braided handset cord. Dimensions: H 20cm, W 21cm, D 17cm Origin: German Date: circa 1950 Item No: 29...

Category

Vintage 1950s Desk Sets

Materials

Bakelite

Mid-Century Functional Phone Tesla T65H 1968, Československo
Mid-Century Functional Phone Tesla T65H 1968, Československo

Mid-Century Functional Phone Tesla T65H 1968, Československo

By Tesla

Located in Praha, CZ

- Good original condition. - Fully functional. - Tesla manufacturer.

Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Bell System Pink "The Princess Phone" Rotary Dial Telephone
Vintage Bell System Pink "The Princess Phone" Rotary Dial Telephone

Vintage Bell System Pink "The Princess Phone" Rotary Dial Telephone

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Bell System Pink "The Princess Phone" Rotary Dial telephone. Circa Mid to late 20th Century

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Ericsson Cobra Phone in Red Plastic with Turntable at the Bottom, 1960s
Ericsson Cobra Phone in Red Plastic with Turntable at the Bottom, 1960s

Ericsson Cobra Phone in Red Plastic with Turntable at the Bottom, 1960s

Located in København, Copenhagen

Ericsson Cobra phone in red plastic with turntable at the bottom. Swedish design icon, 1960s

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940
Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

About World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original "Bay Area" label. Creator US Navy. Date of manufacture c.1940. Materials and techniques...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Italian Midcentury Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
Italian Midcentury Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s

Italian Midcentury Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s

By La Permanente Mobili Cantù

Located in Traversetolo, IT

house the old fashioned phone model. The Desk is in very good condition of the period, fully restored

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Rocket Boy Desk Lamp & Phone Charging Station
Rocket Boy Desk Lamp & Phone Charging Station

Rocket Boy Desk Lamp & Phone Charging Station

Located in Berkeley, CA

professionally 'Frankensteined' into this one-of-a-kind bedside desk lamp, that both lights the room and can

Category

2010s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1980s Chocolate Brown Touchtone Desk Phone
1980s Chocolate Brown Touchtone Desk Phone

1980s Chocolate Brown Touchtone Desk Phone

Located in Miami, FL

Vintage chocolate brown touchtone desk phone. Circa 1980s Features a bright chocolate brown body

Category

Vintage 1980s South Korean Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

1949’s ATEA Model Desk Phone
1949’s ATEA Model Desk Phone

1949’s ATEA Model Desk Phone

By Ericsson

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a heavy rotary phone with a copper body and a Bakelite handset made in Sweden by Ericsson

Category

20th Century Swedish Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Copper

1980s Lucite Phone
1980s Lucite Phone

1980s Lucite Phone

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1980s Lucite phone. I don’t know if the phone works or not, I have not tried it.

Category

Vintage 1980s Desk Sets

Materials

Lucite

Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Swedish Bakelite Table Phone

Swedish Bakelite Table Phone

By Tesla

Located in Vienna, AT

Bakelite table phone from the early 1960s.   

Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Vintage German Bakelite Table Phone
Vintage German Bakelite Table Phone

Vintage German Bakelite Table Phone

Located in Vienna, AT

Bakelite table phone from the early 1960s.  

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone
Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone

Vintage Swedish Bakelite Table Phone

Located in Vienna, AT

Bakelite table phone by LM Eriksson from the early 1960s.      

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Cream Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone
Vintage Cream Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

Vintage Cream Ericsson Ericofon Cobra Phone

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"One of the icons of 20th century design, the Ericofon by Ericsson, known as the""cobra phone"" for

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Swedish Bakelite Table Phone from 1947
Swedish Bakelite Table Phone from 1947

Swedish Bakelite Table Phone from 1947

By L.M. Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Bakelite table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from 1947 Measures: Height

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco

Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco

By Tycos, Lego

Located in Miami, FL

Iconic LEGO telephone rendered in multicolored LEGO's by Tyco.

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco

Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone, Phone by Tyco

By Memphis Group, Tycos, Lego

Located in Miami, FL

Iconic Postmodern LEGO telephone rendered in multicolored LEGO's by Tyco.

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Midcentury Italian Green Onix and Gilded Bronze Phone
Midcentury Italian Green Onix and Gilded Bronze Phone

Midcentury Italian Green Onix and Gilded Bronze Phone

By Midcentury Italian school

Located in Valladolid, ES

Amazing Italian marble green onix and gilded bronze phone, is an extraordinary collection piece

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Onyx

1910 Hid-A-Phone Desk Sculpture plus Telephone
1910 Hid-A-Phone Desk Sculpture plus Telephone

1910 Hid-A-Phone Desk Sculpture plus Telephone

By Hid-a-phone and Western Electric

Located in Peekskill, NY

. It's a hinged and decorative table top sculpture that was used to hide a candle stick phone. These were

Category

Early 20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson

Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Vintage Rotary dial green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Eri...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Crème Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson
Crème Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson

Crème Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Vintage rotary dial crème Ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of cream thermoplastic ABS Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, ...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Beige Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson
Beige Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson

Beige Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon By LM Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Vintage rotary dial beige Ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of cream thermoplastic ABS Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, ...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson

Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Vintage Rotary dial green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Eri...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Geo Blue", Memphis Style
1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Geo Blue", Memphis Style

1980s Gorgeous Swatch Twin Phone "Geo Blue", Memphis Style

Located in Milano, IT

1980s (1989) Gorgeous Swatch twin phone "Geo Blue" in excellent condition. It works perfectly

Category

Vintage 1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight with Emergency 1950s Phone Numbers
Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight with Emergency 1950s Phone Numbers

Piero Fornasetti Ceramic Paperweight with Emergency 1950s Phone Numbers

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Milan, IT

Piero Fornasetti ceramic paperweight made with electrical insulators carrying important phone

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

Mint Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Mint Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson

Mint Green Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Vintage Rotary Dial Mint green ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of cream thermoplastic ABS Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Tha...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

1966 MoMA Grillo Rotary Flip Phone ITALY Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper
1966 MoMA Grillo Rotary Flip Phone ITALY Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper

1966 MoMA Grillo Rotary Flip Phone ITALY Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper

By Marco Zanuso

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Fun Orange Flip Phone Rotary Dial MoMA Modern Italian orange Grillo folding rotary telephone

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic

Table Phone with a Rotary Dial by L. M. Ericsson Stockholm, 1947
Table Phone with a Rotary Dial by L. M. Ericsson Stockholm, 1947

Table Phone with a Rotary Dial by L. M. Ericsson Stockholm, 1947

By L.M. Ericsson

Located in Vienna, AT

Table phone, ring the disc's edge marked Phone A-B. L. M. Ericsson Stockholm, 1947 Labeled

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Antique World War 2 Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940
Antique World War 2 Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940

Antique World War 2 Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Large World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original room names. CREATOR US Navy. San Francisco. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940. MATERIA...

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940
Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone, c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

About World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone belonging to "Randy" with original room names, number plaque and US Navy plaque from San Francisco. Cre...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940
Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940

Antique World War ll Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

About World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original room names. Creator US Navy. Date of manufacture c.1940. Materials and techniques Bak...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"
Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"

Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"

By George Nelson

Located in Rosendahl, DE

and storage compartment, four drawers at the front. The desk comes with optional phone holder for the

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s
Italian Mid-Century Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s

Italian Mid-Century Mahogany Executive Desk by La Permanente Mobili Cantù, 1950s

By La Permanente Mobili Cantù

Located in Traversetolo, IT

probably used to lay the old fashioned phone model. The Desk is in very good condition of the period as the

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985
Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985

Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985

Located in Chattanooga, TN

No status seeking, 1980s Wall Street executive should be without this leather bound desk apprentice

Category

Vintage 1980s Canadian Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stainless Steel

NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985
NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985

NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985

Located in Chattanooga, TN

No status seeking, 1980s Wall Street executive should be without this leather bound desk apprentice

Category

Vintage 1980s Canadian Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather

NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985
NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985

NOS Bynamics Leather Desk Director Phone System Six Hundred, 1985

Located in Chattanooga, TN

No status seeking, 1980s Wall Street executive should be without this leather bound desk apprentice

Category

Vintage 1980s Canadian Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stainless Steel

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table, 1950s.
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table, 1950s.

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table, 1950s.

Located in Asaa, DK

designed as a phone desk/shelf. Rare little piece of mid-century design with elegant lines and many

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Formica, Teak

Scarce American Space Age Teledome Desk Telephone by Teleconcepts
Scarce American Space Age Teledome Desk Telephone by Teleconcepts

Scarce American Space Age Teledome Desk Telephone by Teleconcepts

Located in Port Hope, ON

This scarce black, chrome plated and clear plastic Teledome (model # 3005) desk phone was patented

Category

Vintage 1970s American Space Age Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Snoopy, Phone Home !
Snoopy, Phone Home !

Snoopy, Phone Home !

Located in San Francisco, CA

Be the first and only person to answer your retro phone with a double-sided Snoopy mask on !

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Desk Accessories

Materials

Rubber, Plastic

Vintage Oak Phone, 1980s
Vintage Oak Phone, 1980s

Vintage Oak Phone, 1980s

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A fantastic vintage telephone in a vaguely football-shaped oak case, 1980s. In excellent vintage condition with beautiful grain patterning. Measures: 9.5" x 4.5" x 5".

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Oak

Henry Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited Train Wall Sconces
Henry Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited Train Wall Sconces

Henry Dreyfuss 20th Century Limited Train Wall Sconces

By Henry Dreyfuss

Located in North Hollywood, CA

, noted for his telephone designs. Starting with the classic black desk top phone, he designed all the

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Jydsk Telephone from Denmark
Antique Jydsk Telephone from Denmark

Antique Jydsk Telephone from Denmark

Located in Dallas, TX

mouthpiece. This classic European desk / table phone would make a handsome decorative piece in

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Decorative Objects

Mad Ave Desk Phone
Mad Ave Desk Phone

Mad Ave Desk Phone

By Western Electric

Located in New York, NY

For the executive who has everything…a swank desk phone with convertible top. Classic Bell

Category

Vintage 1970s American Desk Accessories

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Executive Desk Phone
Vintage Executive Desk Phone

Vintage Executive Desk Phone

By Western Electric

Located in San Francisco, CA

This vintage Western Electric push button phone is encased in an oak box. The hand set has a

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Phone Enorme- Ettore Sottsass-Brondi
Phone Enorme- Ettore Sottsass-Brondi

Phone Enorme- Ettore Sottsass-Brondi

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milan, IT

Telephone Enorme, des. Ettore Sottsass - Brondi 1987, in original box

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Rare American Art Deco Nude Figural Lamp/Telephone Stand by McClelland Barclay
Rare American Art Deco Nude Figural Lamp/Telephone Stand by McClelland Barclay

Rare American Art Deco Nude Figural Lamp/Telephone Stand by McClelland Barclay

By McClelland Barclay 2

Located in Port Hope, ON

original oval based Northern Electric, 1935, manual D1, model 202, desk phone in excellent vintage

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

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Desk Phone For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal desk phone for your home. A desk phone — often made from plastic, metal and steel — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the desk phone you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A desk phone is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. L.M. Ericsson, Lego and Tycos each produced at least one beautiful desk phone that is worth considering.

How Much is a Desk Phone?

Prices for a desk phone can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $149 and can go as high as $2,500, while the average can fetch as much as $693.

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