I always wanted a Princess telephone, but they cost extra, so we never got one. AT&T introduced the Princess telephone in 1959. The phone had a rotary dial that lit up and also served as a night light. The phone came in pink, red, yellow, moss green, black, white, beige, ivory, light blue, turquoise, and gray.

The early Princess phone had to have an external ringer since the ringer was too large to fit inside. It also required an external power source for the light.

In 1963, a touch tone model was created to accommodate the new touch tone dialing. The phone was redesigned in 1993 and included a new dial. Production was stopped on the phone in 1994. The earlier phones are now a collector’s item. If you have pink, turquoise or black, you may have a valuable item!