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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Image Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Telephones A.B. Telefonfabriken Tunnan, No. 10, Sweden, c.1892 2012 Telephones Automatic Electric Co. Wall, Rotary, Northlake, Il., Cast Case, 3 Coin Slots, 18 In. 2012 Telephones Cabinet Oak, Recessed Panels, Shelf, Cane Seat, Automatic Electric Co. Stick Telephone, Cowan, 46 In. Illustrated 2012 Telephones Candlestick Black Over Brass, Bull Nose Transmitter, c.1920, 12 1/2 In. 2012 Telephones Candlestick Electric, Automatic, Black Over Brass, c.1915, 11 1/4 In. 2012 Telephones Candlestick Metal, Stromberg Carlson, Garford Mfg. Co., 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 In. 2 Piece 2012 Telephones Chicago Telephone Supply Co. Wall, Oak Case, Marked, N.Y., 32 In. 2012 Telephones Ericsson Wall, Wood, Metal Battery Lid, Handset, c.1910 2012 Telephones Eurieult Candlestick, Paris, France, c.1925, 14 1/3 In. 2012 Telephones Federal Telephone & Telegraph Cradle, c.1915, 7 3/4 In. , 2012 Telephones Northern Electric Wall, Oak, 20 In. , 2012 Telephones Siemens & Halske Wall, M89, Carbon Pencil Transmitter, Walnut Case, c.1895 2012 Telephones Sign Bell System, Public Telephone, Enamel On Metal, 2-Sided, c.1915, 11 In. 2012 Telephones Sign Cast Aluminum, High Relief, Nelson Metalcraft, 6 1/2 x 10 3/4 In. 2012 Telephones Sign Inter-Ocean, Long Distance, Porcelain, 2 x 30 In. Illustrated 2012 Telephones Sign Public Independent Telephone, Porcelain, Blue, White, 11 x 11 In. 2012 Telephones Sign Public Telephone, Bell, Southern California Telephone Co., Porcelain, 2-Sided, 5 x 19 In. , 2012 Telephones Sign Telephone Pay Station, Bell Logo, Blue, White, Porcelain, 3 x 30 In. 2012 Telephones Sign Telephone, Arrow, Black, White, Glass, Light-Up, Metal, 21 x 4 In. , 2012 Telephones Sign Underground Telephone Cable, Do Not Disturb, Porcelain, White, Blue, 4 x 7 In. 2012 Telephones Tip Tray Use The Bell, Local & Long Distance, Tin Lithograph, 4 In. 2012 Telephones Western Electric Candlestick, Pat. 1904, Receiver, Black, 1915 , 2012 Telephones Woody Woodpecker Cowboy Hard Red Plastic, Pushbutton, 14 x 10 In. , 2012 Telephones American Bell Telephone Operator Switchboard Oak Chair Pat. 1892 50 x 23 x 28 In. 2011 Telephones Bensabott Art Nouveau Silver Base Brass Dial Headset Chicago 7 In. 2011
