A wonderful tin toy telephone with a monkey on the dial! What's not to love?

With a 3 1/2 inch base, it must have been the perfect size for little hands. Dialing the phone causes the bell to ring (or as good as a ring got on a tin toy from the era).

The lithography is a work of art and features Santa Claus and Reindeer, and a scotty dog eyeing a cat.

Made in Japan and circa the 1950's.