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 Kellogg Wall, Oak Case, 18 In. 2005 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Oak, 24 In. 2005 Telephones Kellogg Wall, Oak, Brass Bell, Mouthpiece Arm, 24 In. 2005 Telephones Key Bell Telephone, Cast Metal, 1884, 10 In. 2005 Telephones Little Sprout Pillsbury, Touch Tone, 1984 2005 Telephones Northern Electric Wall, Crank, 24 In. 2005 Telephones Sign Bell, Underground Cable, Do Not Disturb, Bell System, Porcelain 2005 Telephones Sign Michigan Bell Tel. Co., Business Office, 2-sided, Wood Stand, 16 x 34 In. 2005 Telephones Sign N.y. Telephone Company, At&t, Enamel, Blue, White, Round, 8 In. 2005 Telephones Sign Postal Telegraph, Telephone Your Telegrams, Flange, Porcelain, 10 1/2 In. 2005 Telephones Sign Public Telephone, Bell System, Flanged, Porcelain, 11 x 12 In. 2005 Telephones Sign Public Telephone, Sheet Metal, Flange, 13 In. 2005 Telephones Stromberg Carlson Wall, Oak Case, 32 In. 2005 Telephones Stromberg Carlson Wall, Oak, 1918, 19 In. 2005 Telephones Wall Oak, Adjustable Shelf, 25 1/2 In. 2005 Telephones Western Electric Bell System, Rotary, Blue, 1957, 8 1/2 In. Illustrated 2005 Telephones Western Electric Model 202, C.1920 2005 Telephones Western Electric Model 302, Henry Dreyfus, 1937 2005 Telephones Western Electric Wall, Rotary Dial, Rectangular Housing, 8 1/2 In. 2005 Telephones Bauhaus Metal & Bakelite, C.1929 2004 Telephones Booth Wood, Pressed Tin Interior, Porcelain Bell Telephone Sign, Original Pay Phone 2004 Telephones G. Hasler Wall, Fixed Microphone, Side Crank, Bern, Switzerland, 1925 2004 Telephones Garfield Figural, Tyco, 1988, 5 x 9 3/4 x 5 In. 2004 Telephones Grammont Wooden Case On Marble Socket, Paris, France, 1917 2004 Telephones Kellogg Candlestick, S. & S. Co., 1908 2004
