ANTIQUE NOV 1892 PATENTED ROTARY DIAL CANDLESTICK PHONE BRONZE BELL TEL
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:31455694 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Featured Refinements: Candlestick Telephone |
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BRONZE ORIGINAL "CANDLESTICK" OR "UPRIGHT DESK" TELEPHONE ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY ? OR? AND STAMPED PATENTED IN NOV 1 1892 WHICH WAS NOVEMBER OF 1892 ; THE VERY YEAR THAT IT WAS INTRODUCED FROM THE PRIOR HAND CRANKED WALL MOUNT TELEPHONES. IT HAS A ROTARY DIAL ON THE BASE AND THE TRANSMITTER (MOUTHPIECE) AND THE RECEIVER (EARPIECE) AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL CORD. THE BASE HAS PATENTED DATES ON IT THAT SAYS PATENTED IN USA IN 191...5, 1920. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MAYBE SOME MINOR AGE SIGNS ON THE BASE. THE CORD DOES IT EXTEND...I JUST HAVE IT SECURED IN THE PHOTOS. THE PHONE MEASURES 11 INCHES HIGH AND 5 INCHES ACROSS AND DEEP AT THE WIDEST POINTS. I HAVE DONE SOME MINOR CLEANING JUST TO GET SURFACE DIRT CLEANED OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TELEPHONE AND I HAVE FOUND ONE WIHT THE EXACT DETAILS. IT LOOKS LIKE AMERICAN BELL MODEL BUT DOES NOT HAVE MAKER MARKINGS. GREAT PIECE AND IN GREAT CONDITION, HARD TO FIND.
