Vintage Mickey Mouse Push Button Rotary Phone
| Lot number | 12 |
|---|---|
| Auction | Santa’s Auction #1 |
| Date | September 19, 2026 at 11:30 am ET |
| Auction house | Santa’s Auction |
| Location | Sacramento, California |
Description
This vintage Disney Mickey Mouse novelty landline desk telephone is an iconic piece of late 20th-century pop culture telecom history. Featuring a fully dimensional, sculpted Mickey Mouse standing atop a round pedestal base, the figure holds the handset in one hand while gesturing toward the dial. The unit combines vintage design with practical function, featuring a rotary-style dial face fitted with push-button numbers, a brass-tone "Mickey Mouse" front plaque, and its original black coiled handset cord.
Originally manufactured by the American Telecommunications Corporation starting in 1976 as part of AT&T's collectible "Design Line" series, the Mickey Mouse telephone became one of the most popular novelty phone designs of its era. Preserved in excellent cosmetic condition with bright original paint and crisp details, this nostalgic landline phone serves as a standout display piece for classic Disneyana collectors, retro decor enthusiasts, or vintage electronics collectors