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Antique Collection Classic Series Eiffel Tower Style Novelty Desk Telephone - A novelty desk telephone designed in the Eiffel Tower or skeleton style. The body is constructed from black-finished metal, supported by a cast metal four-legged base with brass-toned scrolling foliate ornamentation. The handset features a black fluted central grip and is connected to the base by a brown fabric-covered coiled cord. A push-button keypad is arranged in a circular rotary-style layout on the front, featuring black buttons with gold-toned characters for digits 1 through 0, as well as * and # keys. The center of the dial contains a circular cast medallion featuring an arching top inscription reading Antique Collection and a bottom inscription reading Classic Series, flanking a relief illustration of a vintage telephone. The base incorporates two exposed brass-toned bells. The right side of the frame features a decorative crank handle attached to a gear mechanism. The rear of the cast legs features a small impressed crown symbol above a circular mark containing characters that are not clearly legible.Height: 11 1/2 inches (measured to the top of the handset)Width: 10 1/4 inches (measured across the handset)Depth: 6 1/2 inches (measured at the base).