inside it has a "belt driven mini record" with a stylus, and when a lever is pressed [or the rotary is dialled], it moves the stylus and triggers one of 5 [so far thats what i have heard] phrases. "tell me a story, can you talk a while, how are you today, do you have a pet and lets go to the ????" [i cant decide if it says park, beach or zoo.]
it had a clump of hair on the stylus, and still has one at the centre of the record that i cant reach right now. i am picking it is from the 70s or thereabouts. such a clever design for the age of it.