Cordless Candlestick

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Cordless Candlestick

Long-time MAKE reader Adam Ben-Dror carefully reskinned a 2.4 Ghz cordless phone handset with a 90-year-old candlestick telephone. A DTMF converter in the base preserves the function of the original rotary dial. Calls are begun by lifting the earpiece, and ended by hanging it up. As Adam writes, “the only sign that anything has been altered is the missing cord.” [Thanks, Adam!]

10 thoughts on “Cordless Candlestick

  1. Jeff Haskell says:

    How does he recharge it? :D

    1. Adam Ben-Dror says:

      A small dc power socket was added to the base of the phone for charging.

    2. Adam Ben-Dror says:

      A small dc power socket was added to the base of the phone for charging.

  2. Jeff Haskell says:

    How does he recharge it? :D

  3. Dave Brunker says:

    I wonder if it would be easier to put a hands-free bluetooth adapter in it.  You’d still have the trouble of figuring out how to dial though. 

  4. zoefordoik says:

    Got this phone to upgrade my old Panasonic cordless – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036RDR5E/?&tag=471-20&ie=UTF8 It has a great battery life, useful features (intercom, large print on the phone displays, CID), and most importantly, they are reliable.

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