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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strkey:telephones (Telephones | Silver, Pewter, Brass, Copper, Chrome & Other Metals Price Guide) eBay Auctions
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Image Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Telephones Stromberg Carlson No. 1224, Black, Rotary Dial, c.1940 2009 Telephones Wall Conical Grip Handset, Battery Case, Royal Coat Of Arms, c.1920 2009 Telephones Western Electric Wall, No. 1317-P, Oak Case, 1895, 20 In. 2009 Telephones Ader Wood, Carbon Rod Microphone, Metal Bullring Receivers, France, c.1880, Illustrated 2008 Telephones Automatic Electric Co. Stick, Chrome Finish, Dial, Chicago, 13 In., Illustrated 2008 Telephones Leich Crank, Convertible, Generator, Rust Colored, Plug-In Cord, 1930-60 2008 Telephones Sign C.N. Cox & Co., Deep River, Ia., c.1907 2008 Telephones Western Electric Doughnut, Rotary Dial 2008 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Ringer, Early 20th Century, 19 In. 2008 Telephones Mickey Mouse Animated, Cordless, 900 Mhz, Speed Dial, Memory, Redial 2008 Telephones Pin Pioneer Long Distance Telephone, Celluloid, Early 1900s, 1 3/4 In. 2008 Telephones Kellogg Art Deco, Ivory Polymer, c.1940 2008 Telephones Sign Bell System Public Telephone, Porcelain, 2-Sided, 1950s, 11 x 11 In. 2008 Telephones Sign Bell Telephone, 2-Sided, Porcelain, Flange, 12 x 16 1/4 In. 2008 Telephones Sign At&t, Booth, Porcelain, Flange, 12 x 17 In. 2008 Telephones Sign Bell System, Telephone Office, Blue, White, 2-Sided, Porcelain 2008 Telephones Sign Bell System, Telephone, Business Office, New England, Porcelain, c.1935 2008 Telephones Booth Oak, Lights, Telephone, 1930s, 83 In. 2007 Telephones Busch Beer Can Shape, 1983, 6 1/2 X 2 1/2 In. 2007 Telephones Candlestick Black, Nickel, Pressed Steel, 13 In. 2007 Telephones Ericsson Ericofon, Cobra, Abs Plastic, Pink, Gosta Thames, C.1950, 8 1/4 In. 2007 Telephones Henry Dreyfuss Model No. 302, Metal, Bakelite, C.1937, 5 1/2 X 9 X 7 1/2 In. 2007 Telephones Kellogg Candlestick, Oak Ringer Box, Early 1900s, 12 In. 2007 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Oak, C.1901, 32 In. 2007 Telephones Northern Electric Company Wall, Oak, Early 1900s, 21 In. 2007
