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Wood wall-mounted telephones were the first phones put into wide circulation following Alexander Graham Bell's invention in 1876. Typically tall and bulky, they needed several compartments to hold the batteries and magneto (a hand cranked generator to signal the operator). The earliest (and most valuable) wood phones were hand crafted of walnut. Later wood phones were mass-produced of oak, up through WW2.


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Western Electric Candlestick Phone & Wood Wall Shelf$201.50 Ends Saturday 7 bids 37 watchers
Beautiful Oak North Electric Co. Two Box Wall Telephone$149.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 12 watchers
Early Original Antique Vintage Oak Kellogg Telephone Nr$136.50 Ends in 48 mins 3 bids 16 watchers
Stromberg Carlson Oak Wall Phone 33" ** Great Condition$122.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids 10 watchers
Antique Oak Wall Phone Early 1900's$86.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 7 watchers
Antique Kellogg Wall Phone ( Oak ) ( Telephone )$81.00 Ends in 16 mins 4 bids 14 watchers
Old Oak Western Electric Crank Telephone ~ Antique$78.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 30 watchers
Antique Kellogg Wall Telephone Phone Oak Hand Crank$78.00 Ends Monday 9 bids 17 watchers
Antique Kellogg Oak Wall Telephone$75.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 12 watchers
Rare Antique Western Electric Oak Intercom$58.67 Ends Sunday 4 bids 19 watchers
Superb Utica Fire Alarm Oak Singlebox Magneto Phone$49.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 12 watchers
Stromberg Carlson Multi Line Oak Switchboard,pbx,rare!$49.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Antique Oak Stromberg Carlson Telephone - Model 896$49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 7 watchers
Antique Kellogg/chicago Wall Phone-oak-1901$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 22 watchers
Antique Oak Stromberg Carlson Telephone Wall Crank$45.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 12 watchers
Antique Wooden Wall Phone Western Electric$44.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Old Oak Hand Crank Phone Western Electric Nice !!$40.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Antique Oak Wall Telephone For Parts Or Repair$39.95 Ends in 1 hour 1 bid 5 watchers
Antique Western Electric Phone Tester Oak Mint Nr $28.69 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 12 watchers
Kellogg Wood Wall Phone *no Reserve*$21.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 7 watchers
Telephone Receiver For Oak Wall Phone For Parts Repair$20.50 Ends Saturday 4 bids 8 watchers
Wood Telephone Bell Ringer Box$19.50 Ends Sunday 1 bid 5 watchers
Western Electric Wooden Oak Telephone Ringer Box$14.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 10 watchers
Western Electric Oak Wood Wall Mount Phone Ringer Box$14.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 6 watchers
Vintage Style Wood Wall Telephone - Never Used$14.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Old Western Electric Wood Phone Brass W/mouth Piece$13.65 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 5 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
Northern Electric Wood Wall Phone Model N717$12.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 7 watchers
Rare Vintage Northern Electric Linesman Phone Oak Box$10.49 Ends in 20 hours 2 bids 11 watchers
Antique Wooden Crank Phone$10.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 5 watchers
Vintage Couch & Seeley 4 Button Intercom Oak Box$9.99 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 9 watchers
Vintage Northern Electric Phone Ringer Oak Box $9.99 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Antique Wood Wall Phone Telephone Mouth Piece Part$9.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 6 watchers
Western Electric Oak Intercom Wall Box Phone $9.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 4 watchers
Nice Antique Oak Telephone Ringer Box$5.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher

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