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A lot of these were manufactured and still survive today. Plain black Bakelite is less desirable. Coloured Bakelite phones obtain higher dollar value. Your best bet is to watch a few eBay auctions ...
Its a fiddleback type phone and is pictured upside down. Its hard to tell from the photo but it might be a Vought (or Vote) Berger. It would probably be from around 1905ish.
Its a "North" Electric not Northern. Its often referred to as the Galion as North had a manufacturing plant in Galion, Ohio. It would be from the 1940's but look for dates inside the body or on the tr...
Try adjusting the bias spring on the ringer. Its the thin bare wire that sits in one of two grooves. Move it to the other groove and see if the phone rings.
Thomas, Wilcox & Dietz? See page 426 of Knappens Scrapbook Vol. 2
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