But how did they end up in France?

And thanks to a local farmer, they finally got their answer.

Morvan recalled seeing the phones in the 1980s not long after a storm swept the area.

Garfield Phones Washing Ashore in France

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You had to really know the area well, Morvanshared.

We found a container aground in a fissure.

Many of the things were gone, but there was a stock of phones.

Plastic Garfield Phone Pieces

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Eventually, they were able to locate it, but it was empty.

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The pieces come from a shipping container hidden in a cliffside cave.

The shipping container was lost during a storm over 30 years ago.

Pieces of Plastic Garfield Phones in Bins

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