French telephone

Etymology
In the early 20th century, telephones with handsets were not common in the United States. Many American soldiers encountered them in France during World War I.

Noun

 * 1)  A telephone with a handset.
 * 2) * 1933, Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate, Journal (part 1, page 281)
 * An act prohibiting telephone corporations of this Commonwealth from imposing, for the use of hand telephones commonly called 'French telephones,' a charge in excess of fifteen cents per month