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Posted 2 years ago
ttomtucker
(264 items)
In 1965 After I had worked a year for the telephone co my wife decided that she would buy me a old telephone as a christmas gift. It was a 1896 L.M.Ericcson wall phone. I did a small restoral on that phone and I thought this is fun, I should buy another phone. 200+ phones later and I am running out of room. Some of the phones were basket cases or barn fresh, thanks to the Antique Telephone Collectors Association I have located many original parts for these telephones.
Wood TelephonesThe telephone was introduced by Alexander Graham Bell at a world's fair, th…
Candlestick TelephonesCandlestick telephones, also known as “upright desk stands,” first gained p…
Now that is just too Cool, Tom.... Thanks & Merry Xmas to you & yours.....
Well, Potrero just fell over! Dude, you rule. The best part is the display! WOW
Wow! Fantastic Collection!..... Just showed this to my husband. Now I'm inspired to motivate him to organize some of his collections... maybe we'll start with his guitars... something to display. Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration!
WOW! Now that is a phone collection!
What an incredible collection!!!!!!!!!
I am in awe at this collection.
I am totally amazed! beautiful displays!!!
It always starts with just one, glad you kept it up, fantastic.
walksoftly, yep it start's with one and you gotta have another and another.
Reed, I don't think Qwest Communications could put enought ringing power to ring all two hundred phones. I do have selected phones to ring. thanks for the comment.
VERY cool collection.
That is an awesome collection, love it!
Tom,
As a kid in Maine, we had one crank phone in the front hall closet. Our number was Yarmouth, 373 ring 3. The operator had a switch board in her living room.
If she didn't answer on the first crank, we would spin it several times and she would give us hell. She knew everyone in town and their business. It was a big day when the phone company gave us dial phones. I do love your collection, it brings back memories.
Jim
wow! i hope they don't all ring at once! my great uncle turned my great grandparent's place into a toy castle and their old wall phone was painted like santa's face and we could call the 'north pole' on it and put in our orders for santa. of course my uncle conrad would always answer and he'd yell at us that we had too many toys already.
can you tell us what the rare and valuable ones might be? just curious...
Thank you ho2cultcha, second photo far left middle. That is a Davis & Watts speaking tube set manufactured for the American Bell Telephone Co. 1882, the next phone to it is also a Davis & Watts blake set with the last patent date of 1879.
Hey Tom, love your "Candlesticks" the most of all of them. Just an incredible assortment my friend!
Thank You Signaholic, I never know where the next candlestick will come from!!!
I hope they don't all ring at once but, I love them all wow what a collection you have amassed that's dedication. Michelle
Wow, now I am using your photos of your collection as a reference guide. Today while checking out my local antique mall I found a phone similar to several you show in your second photo. It is marked BLAKE TRANSMITTER - 750476 - EDISON CARBON PHONE on the front of the center box or mouthpiece. On the side it is PATENTED AUG 2 1881, DEC 6 1881, AUG 14 1886, NOV 17 1991. Unfortunatly it is missing the top bell box. Is this a very hard piece to find a replacement for? The lower box is present, as is the back. Everything seems to be in the transmetter except the key. Thanks for shaing your collection.
Thank you rocker-sd see my post on your blake set
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how much spare time do you have:-)
nldionne, I'm retired now, so lots of spare time to work on telephones.
Thank you Poop for your love
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