Abstract: A video telephone apparatus useful at indoor positions includes a casing having a frontal wall and a longitudinal axis and a picture tube having an axis. The picture tube is positioned within the casing with its axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the casing. A hand-set having an axis and including a transmitter and a receiver with a handle portion therebetween is provided with an aperture in the handle portion. Seats are provided on the casing for allowing the hand-set to be removably positioned therein when not held by a user. A window is provided in the frontal wall of the casing, the window having a contour substantially identical to that of the aperture in the handle portion. The window is visible through the aperture when the hand-set is positioned in the seats. An image reflecting mirror is positioned in the casing between the picture tube and the window for reflecting images from the picture tube to make them viewable via the window and aperture.