Paramount - Eiffel Tower 1892 Reproduction - 870586000035
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Manufacturer: ParamountBrand: Paramount
Edition: Kitchen
Model: EIFFEL-TOWER
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Music Label: Paramount
Product features:
- Eiffel Tower 1892 Reproduction
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Customer Review: Great novelty item, but has some flaws
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a great novelty phone that works well and looks fantastic. But there are some flaws and design characteristics that detract from the phone.
First, the handle is plastic and feels very cheap. Wood or even a solid heavyweight plastic would have given it some heft and made it feel more authentic.
Also, the ringer is a modern, electronic sounding tone. Oh, you can crank the handle and hear the real ring, but when someone calls it sounds like one of those cheap 1980s electronic rings. The only adjustments are for ring volume, so we are kinda stuck with it. Even my cell phone has an old timey ring, so I don't understand why they couldn't put one on this phone.
If you have vision problems, this isn't the phone for you. The numbers on the buttons are a dark brown font on a black background and very difficult to read. Sure its just 0 through 9, but you have to strain to see the numbers from any distance. And forget it in low light.
Overall the phone looks great, but as soon as you handle it, the old timey charm dissipates. The frame is die-cast, but there is a lot of cheap feeling plastic used as well. the entire neck and platform above the dial are plastic, as well as the handle itself. I would have like to see more durable materials used.
The coiled handset cord is a nice cloth that has a modular jack at one end, but not the other. So if the cord frays, you can use any modern handset with the base. However there is no way to disconnect the cord from the handset, so I guess that is just trash (or a jerry-rigged repair). Time will tell how long it lasts, but for the money I wonder if we should have picked up an authentic antique phone instead.
Description of Paramount - Eiffel Tower 1892 Reproduction - 870586000035
- Paramount Collections Eiffel Tower decorator phone- Paramount model number 1892E- Realistic magneto generator ornaments- Die cast handset and body frames- Classic felted handset cord- Push button dialing in a rotary fashion plate- Last number redial- Handset volume (low/high)- Ringer volume (low/high)- Black with brass metal accentsPMTEIFFELTOWERDigital Cameras & Photo Categories