This Gossip Bench is a steal at only $19.95! Just feel that luxurious washable virgin plastic!

It needs a matching ottoman for full comfort during long sessions on the Slimline Princess.

The idea is a good one. It seems like a very convenient piece of furniture to curl up on, phone, book and snacks at hand. It's perfect for someone who prefers to move as little as possible.

I assume that little thing next to the pad is the Dialing Pencil. Is that included, or must one supply one's own?

Easy time payments of just $1 a week!

I know it sounds better, but is it really a "beach" if only wide enough for one medium width lardass?

We had the vaguely Colonial version of that in the hall outside the first-floor bathroom when I was a kid.

A beach?

I love the chair.

Is this Gossip?

R3, Pall Malls and Dexedrine mean there are no lardasses in this house! Mama always said a woman's got to keep her figure to keep her man.

I think my grandmother had that one too, r4.

sheer eleganza. Better than Mr. Vanderbilt's phone room at Eagle's Nest.

Mr Vanderbilt's phone bench surely didn't boast upholstery in Oyster White with Gold Swirl like this one does. Poor tacky fellow.

OP - We're spilling tea and dishing just desserts -- so lock the doors, and lower the blinds!

Is it flame retardant cordovan vinyl?

R12 - It damn well better be what with Doris chain-smoking those Pall Malls all night.

But how scuff-proof are those legs? I get jumpy when I hear the good tea and my heels do tend to mark.

The old-fashioned phone drags the whole ensemble down.

The modern, well-appointed gossip bench always sports a Princess phone.

Perhaps the Gold-Toned Ferrules on the legs will resist scuffing from relentless crossing and uncrossing of high-heeled legs.

Needs a Cobra phone.

Give me a nice juicy piece of gassip!

This is what the push-button dial looked like on actual 1960s Princess phones.

Gold Tone Nail Heads!

I mean, that really seals the deal.

The actual original Princess phone had a backlit rotary dial. Pushbutton phones were not in use when it was introduced in 1959.

This one is more to most DLers' taste.

That's right R21. Further, Princess and Slimline are two different styles.

$20 in 1960 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $211.04 today - so not an inexpensive splurge.

Well, sure, R24, but you can pay it off in installments of $1 a week. Plus it has a 3-way lamp. Three-way! Mood lighting for those late-night dish sessions.

This is what social media looked like back then.

Do they still sell those in the smart phone age?

Is there room for an ashtray? Maybe a glass of gin?

Sure, you need an ashtray, but it's gotta be a little stylish.

Valium?

That same bench would probably be priced at 800.00 at some mid century booth at your local antique mall.

No, thank you. I'm perfectly happy with my fainting couch.

I've never heard that term "gossip bench" before, but there are quite a few listings on eBay for similar pieces using that term. Some well over $200.

Th listing below isn't the same item as OP's, but it's one of the more similar ones, due to the attached light. It needs some work; the bid starts at $79. No shipping.

"Made of 100% toxic materials."

r34 Not as toxic as some of the gossip.

📞 To whom may I ask am I speaking?

Murray Hill 5-9975

The gosship bensch ish a schteal!

Ideal for a rumor mill.

Somewhere in Connecticut, an eldergay smiles as he reads this thread on his iPad; curled up on Mama’s mint condition gossip bench, Mai Tai in hand.

[quote]Murray Hill 5-9975—The Ricardo residence

But they lived on East 68th Street.

Does it come in Naugahyde?

It is a step up from the Colonial prototype.

Ohhhh, it has a stain proof Formica table top!

That just screams luxury!

Is this the cocksucker residence?

What’s the story, morning glory

What’s the word, hummingbird

I’m sorry, but virgin plastic sticks to my thighs and I appreciate a leather look—but practical and not so dear.

The Gossip Bench is now the Gossip Recliner with built-in fridge, cup holders, trays, tech-station, etc. which also comes with heat and massage options. And of course, there's the much needed 500 lb weight capacity with power lift for fat whores.

You know not all Ample Citizens are whores. Some of us are incels.

I find the vinyl upholstery both stylish and functional! If you happen to spill some Pepsi mixed with a little vodka it just wipes right up!!

The nice man at La Belle Epoche Antiques in Sioux Falls gave me a wonderful price on this historical piece. It was Martha Washington's Gossip Bench from Mount Vernon! And he even showed me a photograph of Martha sitting on it!

I love Early American. And you should see how impressed my guests are. They're speechless!

I have a sofa that belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, R51. I even have a video of Mrs Lincoln sitting on it, from her Twitter account, I think. They didn't have TikTok back then.

Throw in an Ashtray Stand too. $ 25.00 sold oh, can I put this on lay-a-way? Still paying off that 3 piece lounge sofa set w/ lamps. 5dollars a week good?

That's wonderful, R52!

All I have is from mid-century American Victorian is the chair Lincoln was shot in.

Strangely, it looks something like a bucket seat from an old car. But it plainly has a Ford trademark on its chrome edge in the back, proving its provenance from Ford's Theater.

[quote]I have a sofa that belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, [R51]. I even have a video of Mrs Lincoln sitting on it, from her Twitter account, I think. They didn't have TikTok back then.

Big deal. I have her sex tape with John Wilkes Booth.

I should order one for the back porch.

Is there a matching Casting Couch?

I’d buy anything with gold toned ferrules.

R55, wow, really? How does JWB look naked? He was so handsome, but I've never even seen him shirtless. I wonder if he had an OF.

The Formica top would have held up against all the nail polish spills.