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TRUB Telephone - By Gfeller

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TRUB Telephone – By Gfeller

$450 Incl GST

A very rare and collectable Swiss design classic – The ‘TRUB’ telephone

Made from solid Rosewood – carved from one solid piece of wood!

Everything about this item speaks of quality – Keys are aluminum, handset rests on thick cowhide, it even has it’s own cleaning case. Timeless modern design.

Made in Switzerland -1977

Unused item – been stored in this box since 1977
Tested & working
21cm wide / 19cm deep / 7cm high

The TRUB phone – created by Gfeller, Bern, Switzerland, 1972. The Gfeller Trub achieved cult status in the late 1980s, especially in Britain with most now hidden away in private collections.
The Trub phone has been entered into the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) in Australia in recognition of its enduring design and unique use of materials.
Retrothing.com called it “The worlds sexist telephone”

Purchased in UK

NB. This is an analogue phone using ‘Decadic Pulse’ type dialing – check with your telephone company if they can support ‘Decadic Pulse dialing analogue phone’ – this used to be the NZ standard 1940s till 1990s.

Can work with some VoIP ATA adaptors.

FiF Rating

‘Excellent Original Condition’- Top condition. Reserved for those rare finds

Freight Category

Med I 5kg. Boxed–L35cm/W26cm/D20cm<5KG. Tracked post

Freight Notes

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Warranty

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