SFDave

San Francisco, USA

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About Me

I started collecting antique phones about ten years ago and then got interested in other types of antiques. One thing led to another an… Read more

I collect

telephones, railroadiana, porcelain signs, and advertising

My Website

telephonearchive.com

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My Collections and Commentary

  1. 1881 Boston Telephon…20 months, 16 days agoYou may have seen the reproductions of this great 1881 Telephone Despatch Company director … Read more
  2. Bell System Large Ro…20 months, 16 days agoThis two-sided porcelain flange sign was really dirty when I bought it and I didn't have h … Read more
  3. Vacationland 1930�…20 months, 16 days agoScreen print, c.1930s, publisher unknown. The headline (hard to read because the paper has … Read more
  4. New England Telephon…20 months, 16 days ago"When in Doubt, Telephone and Find Out" has got to be one of the greatest (and truest) mar … Read more
  5. Mountain States Tele…20 months, 16 days agoGot this at one of the TCI shows that Gary Goff and Hal Belden put on in California... I r … Read more
  6. Black AE 40 Monophon…20 months, 16 days agoThis was my first really nice phone... got it at a local art deco show. Brushed gold bands … Read more
  7. Western Electric 20T…20 months, 16 days agoThis nickel plated candlestick phone (model 20T, transmitter model 269W) has the original … Read more
  8. Clear Automatic Elec…20 months, 16 days agoThis is a beautiful modern reproduction by Ray Kotke (telephonecreations.com). Very few of … Read more
  9. Automatic Electric C…20 months, 16 days agoIt's hard to date pay phones very specifically because they kept fixing them and mixing an … Read more
  10. Western Electric Unb…20 months, 18 days agoThis is an incredibly sturdy box made for holding a very heavy early Western Electric set … Read more
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