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!]



How does he recharge it?
A small dc power socket was added to the base of the phone for charging.
A small dc power socket was added to the base of the phone for charging.
How does he recharge it?
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.
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