Landlines are all but vanishing as smart phones fulfill an ever-broader range of functions in our lives.Ī video ad for the toy announces that “the past has finally arrived” and revels in the “bulky design” of the iconic Chatter Telephone. While it’s fascinating to think about using a toy phone that actually works, for many children this would be the first time they’ve seen a phone like this.
FISHER PRICE CHATTER TELEPHONE BLUETOOTH
Via: Fisher-Priceįor those who get nostalgic about the toys they and their children grew up with, this new Chatter Telephone could be the perfect way for adults and children to play together since a grown-up would need to set up the Bluetooth connection and supervise the call. A USB port on the back recharges the device. There is also a speaker phone function which operates by way of a small red button near the dial, one of the only obvious differences between this new-fangled model and the previous non-functional ones. For the first time in decades kids can experience what it’s like to “hang up” a phone instead of simply pushing an off button. A Bluetooth connection inside allows one to use the rotary dial to actually place a phone call and the headset can be used for its original purpose. The iconic Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone toy has been dialing up fun since 1961 With its friendly face, spinning dial, fun ringing-phone sounds, and eyes that. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the toy’s release to the public, Fisher-Price have given this cheerful toy an upgrade. Toy kitchens, vacuums, and phones became the norm and we’re still buying them for kids all these years later. Up until that point phones were usually reserved for the wealthy and to make calls average folks would have had to go into town.īut, by the 1960s a wave of affluence created an increased market for toys that mimicked the things adults used on a daily basis. The iconic Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone toy has been dialing up fun since 1961 With its friendly face, spinning dial, fun ringing-phone sounds, and eyes. The Chatter Telephone was released in 1961, a time when more and more households were having phone lines installed. A vintage version of the classic phone toy. Now, as an anniversary special the company has made it so that the dummy phone can actually make phone calls for the first time ever. The Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone is one such plaything, with generations of children growing up babbling into the bright red handset. Fisher Price related trademarks, copyrights, and character. Preschoolers love to chat on the phone-and this classic roll-along pull-toy with a friendly face. Eyes that roll up and down, a mouth that chatters, and a dial that rings. There are some toys so iconic that even if you were too old to play with them or never had them in your toy box you still recognize instantly. The Chatter Telephone was the ultimate pretend play toy with its ringing rotary dial.
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