We ended up with an old rotary phone recently. My nephew found it at a construction/demolition job he was working on and brought it home for his sister's kids to play with. They didn't get it, and one of them started crying when given the "phone" to play with. He was expecting an iPhone or something similar, not this weird thing that didn't even have a screen! We volunteered to give it a new home, and may actually start using it.
I have an old rotary phone somewhere. It still works.
I have a Seafoam Green rotary phone a foot away from me on my desk. It’s a beaut!