Telephones
Telephones are wanted by collectors if the phones are old enough or unusual enough. The first telephone may have been made in Havana, Cuba, in 1849, but it was not patented. The first publicly demonstrated phone was used in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1860. The phone made by Alexander Graham Bell was shown at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, but it was not until 1877 that the first private phones were installed. Collectors today want all types of old phones, phone parts, and advertising. Even recent figural phones are popular. The Model 500 (1949), Princess (1959), and Trimline (1965) phone models were designed by Henry Dreyfuss, the famous industrial designer.
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Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Telephones L.m. Ericsson Wall, Turntable Microphone, Sweden, 1900 2004 Telephones L.m. Ericsson Wood, Brass Autodial, Clockwork Mechanism, Stockholm, Sweden 2004 Telephones Sign Bell System Underground Telephone Cable Plaque, Porcelain, 7 x 3 1/2 In. 2004 Telephones Sign Bell System, Public Telephone, Porcelain, 2 Sides 2004 Telephones Sign Independent Telephone Pay Station, Porcelain, Flange, 18 x 8 In. 2004 Telephones Table Ader, Wooden Case, Marble Socket, Bullring Receivers, France, 1880 2004 Telephones Toy Truck, Bell, 5 1/4 In. 2004 Telephones Toy Truck, Bell, Olive Green, Hubley, Box, 1950s, 8 In. 2004 Telephones Western Electric Wall Oak Case, 24 In. 2004 Telephones Sign Bell System, Public Telephone, Porcelain, 2 Sides, 11 X 11 In. 2004 Telephones American Electric Co. Wall, Oak Case, Bracket Shelf, Nickel Plated Collar, 23 In. 2003 Telephones Art Deco Walnut Case, Crank, C.1930 2003 Telephones Candlestick Brass, Dated Dec. 21, 1920, 12 1/2 In. 2003 Telephones De-luxe Norway, 1885 2003 Telephones Eiffel Payphone, 1975 2003 Telephones European Style Cream, Gold Trim, Korea 2003 Telephones Illinois Electric Co. Oak, Wall, 1901, 11 x 7 x 7 In. 2003 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Oak, A.k.s. & S. Co., No. 5812-mx, 32 In. 2003 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Working, 1925 2003 Telephones Monophone Cradle, Bakelite 2003 Telephones North Electric Co. Wall, Oak Case, Bracket Shelf, Cleveland, O., 27 In. 2003 Telephones Oak Bakelite Earpiece, 8 x 3 x 2 In. 2003 Telephones Old Western Electric Candlestick, 12 x 7 x 7 In. 2003 Telephones Propriete De Letat Table Top, Mahogany Case, C.1935 2003 Telephones Sign Bell System, Public Telephone, Metal, 12 x 12 x 2 In. 2003
