We bought ours new in 1983. It was made to look old. Pretty clever what they did. We no longer have it on the wall, but I saved the phone. Our oldest kid is interested in using it — everybody loves retro stuff these days.
Living in a one-story ranch house with no basement forced us to keep stuff to a minimum. Even with that diligence, I can’t get my cars in the garage. The common problem here in CA.
True! My oldest daughter and her husband love retro stuff, 1940s through 1960s. One item my son-in-law acquired is a vintage AT&T phone in a wooden box. He left it with me to refurbish it, as I do carpentry and electronics. They moved to Iowa from SF, and I need to ship it to them along with other stuff I held for them (neon bar lights, etc.) They had an apartment here, I have space in my home. In Des Moines they bought a huge building for a fraction of what a tiny house in CA costs, so they have lots of space now. I promised to send him a 1997 TAM computer because they love it (Mac computer with Bose woofer, built-in stereo & TV & DVD). I have several, one in my living room for great sounding music. I like old stuff, have lots. When I go, I hope my kids keep the stuff.