The Bake-Light Phone

I found an old broken Bakelite phone that was going to be thrown out. The insides had already been attacked, but as it had come from the old BBC Ceefax room I thought it deserved to be saved and given a new life...

Step 1: Under The Bonnet

There wasn't much inside the phone apart from the moving dial and the lever switches. I originally thought about fitting a USB hub and wiring a Skype phone inside the handset, but then the phone wouldn't really get to be on display and it deserved to be. 

Comments

[twocvbloke]

It's funny how ABS plastic morphs into bakelite, simply through being "old"...

And that handset, used to be a rather valuable Neon indicator handset, now it's worthless, shame really.... :\

[pokermind]

that looks like some serious DIY shelving for you light phone.

[duncanwilkinson]

You're exactly right! And in a shameless plug for my next Instructable..... Here's how I made them: http://www.instructables.com/id/Kee-Klamp-Shelving/

[mamalove]

I love this

[stephenniall]

I think that looks great !

I'm in the process of restoring an old valve radio from the 40's and think this would really look great next to it !

Will have to scrounge Ebay for a bakelight phone !

[duncanwilkinson]

It would indeed! I would be more than happy to to accept it as a gift! :) Please post up a link once you've done it as I'd love to see it.

[fretted]

Very cool Andy Wharhol would be proud

It's very retro