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 Paperweight Bell System, New York Telephone Co., Glass, Cobalt Blue, 3 In. 2007 Telephones Pay 1950s, 34 In. 2007 Telephones Pay Black, Wall Mounted, 5, 10, 15 Cents 2007 Telephones Sign American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Ny Bell System, Porcelain, Round, 8 In. 2007 Telephones Sign Bell Systems Public Telephone, Metal, 1930s 2007 Telephones Sign Independent Telephone, Local & Long Distance, 2-sided, Porcelain, Flange, 18 X 17 In. 2007 Telephones Sign New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Phone Booth, Please Do Not Smoke, 3 X 6 1/2 In. 2007 Telephones Sign New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Public Telephone Station, Porcelain, 10 X 18 In. 2007 Telephones Sign Public Telephone, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, 5 1/2 X 19 In. 2007 Telephones Stromberg-carlson Wall, Oak, C.1894, 19 In. 2007 Telephones Wall Chicago Telephone Supply Co., Bells, Patina, Metal Plate, 27 In. 2007 Telephones Wall Crank, Oak, Adjustable Mouthpiece, 1930s, 36 In. 2007 Telephones Western Electric Bell System, Pay, 5, 10 & 25 Cents, Cast Iron Bracket, Porcelain 2007 Telephones American Electric Telephone Wall, Oak, Adjustable Mouthpiece, 2 Bells, 25 X 8 In. 2006 Telephones Automatic Electric Model Ae40, Rotary Dial, Gold, Chrome Wheel, Art Deco, 1940 2006 Telephones Booth Oak, Raised Panel, Glass Doors, Double Size 2006 Telephones Budweiser Beer Can, 6 1/4 In. 2006 Telephones Candlestick Brass, Wood Case, Dome Top, 14 1/2 X 10 1/2 In. 2006 Telephones Chicago Telephone Supply Wall, Crank, Oak, 2 Bells, Adjustable Mouthpiece, 25 X 9 In. 2006 Telephones Chicago Telephone Supply Wall, Double Box, Oak, Black Bells, 13 X 8 X 30 In. 2006 Telephones Dean Electric Company Oak, Wall Mounted, Long Mouthpiece, 26 X 10 In. 2006 Telephones Ericon Ericsson Co., Moss Green, Box, Sweden, C.1972, 8 1/4 In. 2006 Telephones Green Giant Little Sprout, Pushbutton, Paperwork, Pillsbury, 1984, 14 In. 2006 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Magneto, Bakelite Mouthpiece, Crank, 2 Bells, Oak Case, Sloped, 18 In. 2006 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Oak, 8 X 12 1/2 X 26 In. 2006
