Just to add to the telephone threads here.
Here are a few pictures of a type of telephone that was very popular at one time here in NZ.
These phones were the only choice you had for a telephone, between the late 60's and the mid 80's (unless, of course, you had something older):

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They came in a rather conservative range of colours, I've only ever seen this particular colour, a red one and a green one, however I have an idea there was also a black model too.
Here is it's pedigree:

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I had no idea that these things were actually made in NZ.
These things were hardwired into the wall, via a connector like this:

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And under that cover:

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