Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Conversation piece . . . in colour” announces a 1930s Punch magazine advert above the image of a pillar-box ...

Originally a black Bakelite phone, later painted crimson and engraved with Hitler’s name, the relic was found in the Nazi leader’s Berlin bunker in 1945 following the regime’s defeat. The auction ...

Described as “the most destructive weapon of all time,” the Bakelite phone could bring as much as $300,000, proof that it is among the rarest World War II relics ever. It is included in the Feb. 18-19 ...

Bakelite case: check. Rotary dial: check. Wired handset with carbon microphone: check. Every sublime element of an old hotel lobby phone is included, ladies and gents, resplendent in its charcoal-grey ...

Hitler's personal telephone - used to dictate many of his deadly Second World War commands - has been sold at auction for £195,000. The phone was described by the auction house as "Hitler's mobile ...