A Maryland auction house recently sold a red phone described as the one that Adolf Hitler used in his bunker for $243,000. The phone bears a swastika and Fuhrer’s name, but was it actually his phone? One skeptic claims that because the phone’s handset was not made in Germany and it was painted red, it is unlikely Hitler’s phone. Others notice inconsistencies like the handset, dial, and cord. However, the auction house is maintaining the high-priced items authenticity.
See Rob Verger, Hitler Phone Controversy: Auction House Denies Fake Claim, Fox News, February 27, 2017.
