The handset is a wonderful Kellogg brown model. It was hooked to the PBX so the operator would make the connections. Buttons are on the bear's tummy. When a signal is received, the bear's mouth and eyes move. The previous owner said her son thought the bear was Grandma, because it spoke with her voice every Sunday afternoon.
Technology run rampant.
Probably sold for only a few years when most exchanges were still rotary, but the new computer services required touchtone access. Add a Soft Touch Tone Dialer to your rotary phone. It replaces the transmitter and cap. G-type handset has buttons on front and back and a control switch on top. Quite a feat to get all those switches and wires in a small space.