Description
Long before video calls, Henri rang Margot every Sunday at nine from a phone box in Lyon, feeding coins into the slot and talking until the line went dead. She waited by the red telephone in her parents’ hallway, the cord stretched around the corner for privacy, pretending not to hear her little brother giggling on the stairs. Fifty years later they still argue, fondly, about who hung up first on the night he proposed.
This cheerful red telephone says what those calls always meant. It is perfect for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, a long-distance sweetheart or a parent whose grown children live far away and phone less often than they should. Place it on a nightstand, a desk at work, or beside the bed in a dorm room, where it can deliver its sweet message every single day without ever needing a dial tone or a signal.
What makes it special
- A classic telephone in bright red
- Carries the message “I just called to say I love you”
- Measures about 2″ on every side
- Made by Rochard
- Limoges porcelain, its lettering and color painted by hand
Hide a ring or a handwritten love note inside and let the message speak for itself. Couples separated by military deployment, study abroad or long work trips find it especially touching, a small red promise sitting by the bed until the real phone rings again.
