Crosley 302 Red Wall Phone (CR55-RE)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 5 x 9.5 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000308J4Q
• Item model number: CR55-RE
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2000

Product Description

Product Description

The Crosley 302 Phone returns to the wall in this Henry Dreyfuss tribute. Dreyfuss, considered a brilliant industrial designer, worked with Bell Telephone Laboratories designing telephones that were sensitive to consumers' desire to suit a variety of home environments. Well known for the 302 style Desk Phone, he later shifted his design efforts to include this wall unit allowing consumers to walk with the phone while cradling it on their shoulder. This unified and balanced form replaced the awkward and ungainly shapes of earlier models. Would you believe Dreyfuss actually used measurements from over 2000 faces to determine the distance between the average mouth and ear? The Crosley 302 Wall Phone features the nostalgic rotary dial but actually functions with push button technology. No more waiting for that rotary dial to make its excruciating slow rotation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is exactly what it looks like..., January 12, 2008

By	Casey Gray (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This phone was purchased for my wife to go in our vintage inspired red kitchen. It is perfect. As noted in other reviews, the handset is fairly heavy. If I were rating this phone for every possible negative I would also note that there is this annoying tether that connects the handset to the wall. However, this is not a big negative because we already have a set of cordless phones for use around the house. They are used for long conversations as we can take them into the room with the sofa and lay around conversing for hours while our servants fan us and feed us grapes.

This phone is first, a decorative item. As such, it does an amazing job. Every time my wife looks at it on the wall she kisses me and says, "I love my red phone!" Second, this is a telephone. It gets an amazingly clear signal. There is no static whatsoever. I'm told this relates to the annoying tether I mentioned earlier. Another nice thing about the tether is that because of it, I always know where this phone is. Unlike the cordless phones which may or may not be returned to their cradles after use, this phone is always returned to the same place.

In summary, if you are expecting something cordless and portable, this phone is not for you. If you are looking for a corded wall phone with a vintage look and a colorful twist, you will not be disappointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the look and works great!!!!, January 9, 2007

By	Happy Target customer "Terri H" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

Very happy with this phone. I wanted a red wall phone and loved the look of this. The receiver is a little heavy but, the good thing to that is it will keep you from talking too long. That makes my husband very happy!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty traditional look!, July 27, 2007

By	S (Garden City, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I love the way this phone looks.

I really wanted a corded phone not only for power outages but for when I have misplaced my cordless phone. In an emergency, it is wonderful to know that I can just grab this phone. It is one less thing to worry about when caring for small children.

The cons are that the receiver is heavy and the push buttons are a little awkward, since I have become accustomed to the arrangement of buttons on a cordless phone. However, since this is my emergency phone, and it's very pretty, this is not a big issue to me.