Candlestick Telephones

MainAll Telephones Auctions

About Antique Candlestick Telephones

Candlestick telephones, also known to collectors as 'upright desk stands', gained popularity in the 1890s as the telephone became a must-have business apparatus. Early non-dial brass candlesticks were typically nickel-plated, but by the 1920s most candlesticks were painted black. The rarest and most valuable varieties (depending on condition) are the Strowger dial and early potbelly-shaped (non-dial) candlesticks.


Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Antique Telephone Collector Gary Goff

How did I get started collecting antique telephones? As a kid I always liked phones, using them, talking on t… [more]

An Interview With Ericofon Telephone Collector Richard Rose

I like mechanical things. I’ve collected outboard motors, things like that in the past. I got into the tele… [more]



Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)

The Telephone Archive

The Telephone Archive

If you're into old phones, check out this 600-page repository of images and historical information. Includes an ext… [read review or visit site]

Ericofon.com

Ericofon.com

Richard Rose's tribute to the Ericofon, a colorful, stylish concept phone introduced in Europe in the 1950's and th… [read review or visit site]

Kelloggtelephone.com

Kelloggtelephone.com

Mike Neale's fantastic collection of scanned PDFs showcasing the history and products of the Kellogg Switchboard an… [read review or visit site]

Old Telephones as Entertainment

Old Telephones as Entertainment

For those who want highly detailed information on specific Western Electric antique and vintage telephone models su… [read review or visit site]


Got a site to suggest? Let us know.




Clubs & Associations: Telephones


Discussion Forums: Telephones


Other Great Reference Sites: Telephones

Are we missing one? Tell us.

Top eBay Auctions  Help | Get weekly Candlestick Telephones email

Sorted by        
Western Electric #10 Tapered Shaft Candlestick Telephon$810.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 72 watchers
Antique Candlestick Phone- American Tel & Tel Co. 323$186.50 Ends in 2 hours 29 bids 28 watchers
Mint Chicago "oilcan" All Nickel Candlestick Phone$177.50 Ends Monday 6 bids 26 watchers
Antique Candlestick Telephone Automatic Electric 1920s$159.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 20 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Telephone W/2ab Dial$147.50 Ends in 23 hours 7 bids 31 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick 51al Telephone Working$128.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 28 watchers
Gorgeous Western Electric Dial Candlestick Phone$127.50 Ends Monday 12 bids 33 watchers
Antique Western Electric Type 22 Nickle Candlestick Phn$126.27 Ends in 2 hours 9 bids 44 watchers
Antique Candlestick Phone With Scissor Arm Bracket$99.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 34 watchers
Vintage Telephone Parts Kellogg Earphones Candlestick$87.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 16 watchers
Antique Candlestick Telephone$75.00 Ends Friday 1 bid 11 watchers
Antique Kellogg Candlestick Phone W/ Ringer Box *nr*$62.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 30 watchers
Telephone Index Attachment Rare Candlestick Pic $61.00 Ends in 15 hours 2 bids 17 watchers
Antique Western Electric Candlestick Phone Brass 20b$61.00 Ends in 28 mins 11 bids 25 watchers
Vintage Candlestick Dial Phone (american Tel & Tel Co.)$52.05 Ends Monday 2 bids 18 watchers
American Bell Candlestick Telephone Parts / Repair Old$51.00 Ends in 23 hours 4 bids 21 watchers
Very Nice Western Electric Dial Candlestick Phone$51.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 32 watchers
Antique American Bell Brass Candlestick Telephone As Is$46.00 Ends in 5 mins 9 bids 31 watchers
Antique Western Electric ~ Brass Candlestick Telephone$43.00 Ends Friday 2 bids 7 watchers
Vintage Old Stromberg Carlson Candlestick Telephone$41.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 28 watchers
1904 Western Electric Antique Candlestick Phone$39.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 17 watchers
Antique Vintage Kellogg Candlestick Phone *nr*$39.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 21 watchers
Stromberg-carlson Candlestick Phone Salesman Sample$36.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 15 watchers
*old Antique Kellogg Candlestick Telephone(no Res)*$34.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 9 watchers
Candlestick Telephone Deco-tel Vintage Rotary 1970's$31.00 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 9 watchers
Vintage Kellogg Candlestick Telephone$31.00 Ends in 18 hours 2 bids 18 watchers
Brass/metal Candle Stick Collectable Phone (br40301)$27.53 Ends Monday 1 bid 8 watchers
Antique Candlestick Microphone$26.89 Ends in 1 hour 7 bids 15 watchers
Antique Candlestick Telephone~franklin Mint Replica~rf$26.71 Ends Sunday 2 bids 10 watchers
Western Electric Nickel 20b Candlestick Telephone 1900 $26.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 21 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Telephone$24.48 Ends Sunday 4 bids 20 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Antique Telephone$23.49 Ends Sunday 3 bids 21 watchers
Antique Vintage Old 1908 Kellog Candlestick Black Phone$22.50 Ends in 19 hours 2 bids 19 watchers
Original Candlestick Phone 51al "patented 1910 Usa"$21.01 Ends Sunday 3 bids 5 watchers
Ericsson Candlestick Phone W Working Dial$20.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 31 watchers
Automatic Electric Candlestick Telephone Good For Parts$19.05 Ends Sunday 4 bids 26 watchers
Vintage Antique Candlestick Telephone 1908 No Reserve$17.50 Ends Thursday 5 bids 4 watchers
Vintage Old Candlestick Telephone Phone Receiver$17.49 Ends Sunday 4 bids 26 watchers
Western Electric #323 Candlestick Telephone Pat. 1913$16.50 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 15 watchers
Antique Telephone Wall Phone Candlestick Parts~no Res.!$16.40 Ends Sunday 4 bids 22 watchers
Vintage Classic Repro Candlestick Rotary Telephone Work$16.05 Ends in 1 hour 3 bids 14 watchers
Vintage Telephone Receiver Candlestick Wall Estate Find$15.56 Ends Thursday 2 bids 6 watchers
Antique Candlestick Telephone$15.00 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 11 watchers
Vintage American Bell Candlestick Phone, Rotary$12.99 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid 20 watchers
Antique Telephone Parts Candlestick Western Electric $12.72 Ends Thursday 3 bids 17 watchers
Black Rotary Dial Candlestick Telephone -vintage 1970's$12.50 Ends Thursday 2 bids 5 watchers
American Bell Candle Stick Dial Telephone Original Nice$11.50 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 19 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Phone - 50al $10.50 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 16 watchers
Chrome Candlestick Dial Telephone Reproduction$9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 8 watchers
Old Western Electric Candlestick Telephone Ringer Box$9.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 20 watchers
Dean Candlestick Phone W Bakelite Shaft$9.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 10 watchers
Vintage Old Candlestick Telephone Phone Receiver$9.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 5 watchers
Candlestick Telephone Parts$9.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
1911 Candlestick Phone Victorian Postcard Jb Janes$4.25 Ends in 17 hours 3 bids 5 watchers
Antique Candlestick Bonnie & Clyde Phone$0.99 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 11 watchers

»» Get our weekly Candlestick Telephones email
Right now on eBay

Telephones

See also

Tools