Back in the day when your house phone lived in one central spot.
Very utilitarian for most people.
Some had fancier styles. Generally on a desk or in a bedroom.
They became real style statements
I kinda miss them. It is not the same without the rotary dial. Finger in, crank the dial. It fought back too, real resistance. In too much of a hurry & didnt make ot all the way to the top? Wrong #! Start all over!