Ringing up baby: why rotary dial toys survived the rise of smartphones

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Though real rotary phones have largely vanished from our lives, they live on through children’s play

isher Price first released the toy “chatter telephone” in 1961. You know, the one with the red receiver, blinking eyes and a cheerful smile. Chances are, whether you did your dialling in brown flares, denim overalls or unicorn-print tights, you’ve seen or played with one.

I don’t know how they learned to use it – we’ve never had a home landline. Did we show them once, or did they see it on TV? Perhaps there’s something intuitive in the design. As I’ve seen with my own children, who make imaginary calls to the vet and place outrageous takeaway pizza orders, Jules also sees the phone as a great opportunity for building language skills.

 

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