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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.


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Strowger Automatic Dial Candlestick With Ringer Box$1,225 Ends Friday 7 bids 30 watchers
Vintage Candlestick Telephone Tapered Shaft$835.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 36 watchers
Candlestick ( Tapered Shaft )$799.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
Western Electric #10 American Bell Candlestick Phone$510.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 75 watchers
Western Electric 51al Dial Candlestick W/534a Rngr Box$349.99 Ends Sunday 5 bids 29 watchers
Stromberg-carlson 1920 Dial Candlestick Telephone *rare$315.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 12 watchers
Rare We 20s Candlestick Telephone 229w/thumb Wheel....$204.50 Ends in 18 hours 8 bids 28 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Phone & Wood Wall Shelf$201.50 Ends Saturday 7 bids 37 watchers
North Electric Company Candle Stick Telephone Rare Type$177.50 Ends Monday 6 bids 32 watchers
We Dial Candlestick Telephone, Ready To Plug In And Use$157.50 Ends in 18 hours 9 bids 33 watchers
Vintage Candlestick Telephone With Ringer Box$100.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 15 watchers
1904 Western Electric Nickel Candlestick Telephone 20b$99.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 42 watchers
Rare Kellogg Dial Candlestick..check It Out$81.00 Ends in 18 hours 4 bids 29 watchers
Rare Nickel Western Electric Candlestick Phone$76.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 25 watchers
1913 Am. Tel & Tel. Candlestick Dial Telelphone Nores$56.00 Ends in 21 hours 2 bids 35 watchers
Salesman Sample Stromberg Carlson Candlestick Telephone$53.99 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 15 watchers
Notepad Attachment -mint Unusual For Candlestick Phone$51.00 Ends in 14 hours 2 bids 8 watchers
Antique 1910 American Brass Candlestick Telephone Rare!$50.51 Ends Sunday 6 bids 25 watchers
Antique Stromberg Carlson 1157 Candlestick Wall Phone$50.28 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 31 watchers
Old 653-ba Western Electric Candlestick Wall Telephone!$43.99 Ends Sunday 7 bids 33 watchers
17 Antique Wall Or Candlestick Telephone Parts $39.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 29 watchers
Antique Western Electric Co. Candlestick Phone W/ringer$33.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 5 watchers
Rare Brass Candlestick Telephone W/ Dial$27.14 Ends Saturday 6 bids 29 watchers
Antique Stromberg Carlson Candlestick Telephone$26.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 10 watchers
Antique 1915 Brass Western Electric Candlestick Phone$26.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 25 watchers
Vintage Western Electric Candlestick Telephone$25.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 11 watchers
Vintage Kellogg Candlestick Phone Part $21.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 2 watchers
Rare Sromberg Carlson Wall Mount Candlestick Telephone$21.50 Ends Sunday 8 bids 14 watchers
Antique Ringer For Telephone Candlestick Phone 1878$21.09 Ends in 23 hours 2 bids 22 watchers
Old Candlestick Telephone Phone Kellogg It's G-g-great!$21.00 Ends Monday 10 bids 21 watchers
Western Electric White Candlestick Rotary Telephone 70s$19.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
Vintage Old Stromberg Candlestick Telephone Receiver$19.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 9 watchers
Vintage Old Stromberg Carlson Candlestick Telephone$16.49 Ends Sunday 3 bids 3 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Telephone$15.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 5 watchers
Western Electric Ringer For A Candle Stick Phone$15.50 Ends Saturday 4 bids 17 watchers
Western Electric Candlestick Phone Telephone 1915 Old$15.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 8 watchers
Antique Oak Wall Candlestick Telephone Receiver Phone 1$12.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 17 watchers
Antique Oak Wall Candlestick Telephone Receiver Phone 2$12.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 13 watchers
Vintage Old Kellogg Candlestick Telephone Receivers$12.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 18 watchers
Vintage Old Stromberg Carlson Candlestick Telephone$12.05 Ends Sunday 3 bids 12 watchers
1970's Black Rotary Candlestick Phone U S Phone Co$11.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 3 watchers
Original, We Candlestick Telephone Number Card Holder$11.50 Ends in 18 hours 6 bids 28 watchers
Vintage 1912 Practical Telephony Candlestick Phone Etc$11.39 Ends Monday 3 bids 14 watchers
Automatic Electric Candlestick Telephone Transmitter$11.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 10 watchers
Stromberg Carlson Candlestick Telephone$10.51 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 4 watchers
Vintage Candle Stick Telephone Receiver$10.49 Ends Monday 2 bids 9 watchers

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