Vintage rotary phone lamps

Theron of IDIDTHAT.com isn't letting old rotary phones go to waste. This Bay Area artist is repurposing them into cool lamps ($167+) whose headset is hovering in mid-air as its light source. The cord is flexible and can be repositioned as you like. Neat!

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In the early 1970s herds of rotary phones spanned the countryside. Social by nature, the phones bred in most homes and soon every imaginable color was available. Hunting was easy! Firmly attached by a cord, trappers harvested their cases by the thousands. They were at the brink of extinction when a few cordless models got into the population. Today's cellular phone is the result of careful breeding management. We celebrate the near extinction event, with the release of our popular recycled phone lamps in every imaginable color. Relive the 1980s or earlier and be the talk of the town. Like really, people talked on these and now they will talk about these. One customer said "Truly the coolest thing I've ever purchased."

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(Princess and her regal consort both SOLD) Our expeditionary team returned with one of the last breeding pairs of turquoise blue phones known to exist. Behold a princess phone lamp and her regal consort in their corded glory. Several large and unnamed museums have made offers, but we just can't see them locked in a glass case! They belong in their natural habitat, the rumpus rooms of America. Take one home today before they are forever extinct. Cool or Crazy? Tell us in the comments. Available at www.ididthat.com . . . . . #ididthatdotcom #lamp #recycled #lampe #upcycled #retro #recycling #lighting #vintagestyle #recycle #upcycle #upcycled #classic #antique #ecofriendly #reuse #reclaimed #vintageshop #sustainable #oldschool #old #90s #rockabilly #interior #shabbychic #boho #decor #homedecor #antiqueshop #repurposed

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"What's the 411?" If you knew that meant "Give me the information", you were born before the turn of the century and half-way to loving our repurposed phone lamps. Each lamp comes standard with excitement. After getting one, Blanca said "Thank you sooooo much! I freaking love it!!!! Just turned it on and I'm obsessed!!" Thanks Blanca, everyone needs an object of obsession. Better this than a puppy you need to feed daily. We take custom orders for different colors, excitement is usually in stock. Tell us what you think in the comments. Available at www.ididthat.com * * * * * * * #ididthatdotcom #retrocool #vintagestyle #upcycledfurniture #antiques #restoredfurniture #antiquestyle #fortheloveofvintage #interiordesign #reclaimedvintage #vintagehomedecor #upcycled #repurposed #upcycledvintage #repurposedvintage #homedecorideas #loungedecor #homeinspirations #mancaveideas #apartmenttherapy #myvintagehome #oldschool #superman #mancave #mancavedecor #antiquecollector #vintageaddict #vintageaddiction #creativelighting #edison

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In the early 1970s herds of rotary phones spanned the countryside. Social by nature, the phones bred in most homes and soon every imaginable color was available. Hunting was easy! Firmly attached by a cord, trappers harvested their cases by the thousands. They were at the brink of extinction when a few cordless models got into the population. Today's cellular phone is the result of careful breeding management. We celebrate the near extinction event, with the release of our popular recycled phone lamps in every imaginable color. Relive the 1980s or earlier and be the talk of the town. Like really, people talked on these and now they will talk about these. One customer said "Truly the coolest thing I've ever purchased." What's your favorite memory of a rotary phone? Tell us in the comments. Available at www.ididthat.com . . . . . #ididthatdotcom #lamp #recycled #lampe #upcycled #retro #recycling #lighting #vintagestyle #recycle #upcycle #upcycled #classic #antique #ecofriendly #reuse #reclaimed #vintageshop #sustainable #oldschool #old #90s #rockabilly #interior #shabbychic #boho #decor #homedecor #antiqueshop #repurposed

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(SOLD) "Information Please". It was a simple phrase. When you dialed the letter O on your rotary dial phone, the switchboard operator would answer, "How may I help you?". Before the Internet, saying "Information Please" to the operator was an open door into the big wide world. You can say "Information Please" each time you turn on this vintage rotary phone converted into a lamp. Nothing will happen, but you will feel like the world is a big wide place again. The lamp head is on a flexible arm so it can be posed in almost any position. Guaranteed to be the conversation piece of your home. Tell us what you think in the comments! * Available at www.ididthat.com * * * * * * * #ididthatdotcom #retrocool #vintagestyle #upcycledfurniture #antiques #restoredfurniture #antiquestyle #fortheloveofvintage #interiordesign #reclaimedvintage #vintagehomedecor #upcycled #upcycledfurniture #repurposed #upcycledvintage #repurposedvintage #homedecorideas #loungedecor #homeinspirations #mancaveideas #apartmenttherapy #phonebooth #myvintagehome #oldschool #superman #mancave #mancavedecor #antiquecollector #vintageaddict #vintageaddiction

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