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Vintage Telephones and Related Items For Sale

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** Restored phones guaranteed for 6 months **



Painting notes: Many of the older telephones were made of metal and in
most cases need painting. We have our phones (when stated) professionally
powder-coated in a black semi-gloss paint. This makes for a very durable finish
that is hard to chip, especially on cradle phones where the receiver touches
the perch ears. If you desire a shinny and over-restored telephone than look
on eBay as they appear there quite often. In a few cases some of our phones were
found already restored by someone else. Some may be sold as 'unrestored'
for the people that may have the knowledge to wire and re-condition it themselves.

Note on handset cords: In many cases some phones were made with straight cloth-covered
handset cords and sometimes with the black stretch curly cords. Depending on your preference
we can change any cord you see listed here to either type of cord. In some cases there could
be a small conversion charge - please inquire as to the phone you desire and type of cord wanted.



OLD TELEPHONES: Shown are some telephones waiting to be restored. We try to offer a nice selection of old phones for people to use as a decorator item or in the case of restored phones a fully functional telephone that will work on your phone line. Some phones can have the curly handset cords replaced with cloth non-curly type cords at additional cost if desired. All restored phones are guaranteed for 6 months and may be returned within 10 days for refund if you are not satisfied (less shipping cost).
Stock #0000 $0.00
WESTERN ELECTRIC 202: An oval base W.E. 202 from 1930's. Fully restored with new powder coat paint job. Has new black curly cord on handset and new cloth covered line cord with modular plug. Comes wired to a subset (ringer box with circuitry) and ready to use. The W.E. 202's have great styling and are one of my favorites.
Stock #1001, Price $348.50
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC: A.E. Monophone with round bakelite base. Introduced in late 1930's. Has straight brown cloth handset cord, new brown cloth modular cord. Brass handset bands are painted black, has new rubber base gasket. Comes with ringer box. Restored and ready to plug in.
Stock #1002, Price $287.00
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC 34: A fully restored Automatic Electric Model 34 from late 1930's. Made of heavy black bakelite. This phone features brass collar bands an handset and brass finger wheel. New brown cloth covered handset cord and new brown cloth wire to modular plug. Ready to plug-in and use.
Stock #1003, Price $332.00
WESTERN ELECTRIC 202: A Western Electric Model 202 (oval base) from 1930/40's). Completely restored and repainted in black powder coat. Has new brown cloth covered handset cord and line cord with modular plug. Has the early W.E. type 4H dial with that 'clickity-clack' sound.
Stock #1004, Price $373.50
STROMBERG CARLSON 1212: A S-C Model 1212 oval bakelite phone from 1930/40's. Nice looking phone with new black curly handset cord and 6 foot cloth covered modular cord. Restored and ready to use. New single gong bell in base of phone.
Stock #1005, Price $144.50
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC 34: Classic deco styling from 1930's/40's, this bakelite phone features professionally re-nickeled handset bands and dial finger wheel. New cloth covered handset and modular cords. New rubber base gasket. Ready to plug-in and use. Looks much nicer than photo shows.
Stock #1006, Price $348.00
WILHELM TELEPHONE: A restored Wilhelm wood wall phone. Very scarce type. Most parts have been re-nickled. view 1 view 2 view 3 view 4 view 5 view 6
No shipping - MUST be examined in Cleveland, Ohio area.
Stock #1007, Price $890.00 or offer
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC #34: Classic deco styling from 1930's/40's, this bakelite phone features professionally re-nickeled handset bands and dial finger wheel. New cloth covered handset and modular cords. New rubber base gasket. Ready to plug-in and use. Looks much nicer than photo shows.
Stock #1008, Price $348.00
TOUCH-TONE RINGER BOX CONVERSION: An original 1920's oak ringer box converted with a W.E. touch tone phone guts. Has N.O.S. cloth coiled strech cord to the A.E. handset. Bells on top are working and sound great. This phone gives the best of two worlds - looks old but works like a modern phone for touch tone services.
Stock #1009, Price $250.00
A.E. ROUND BASE: A.E. Monophone, round bakelite base, brass banded handset. Restored and mounted on new oak backboard with shelf, large ringer box is original but side crank is for looks only. A really neat looking conversion. Sorry - no shipping..front view
Stock #1010, Price $325.00
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC #40: Phone is from the 1930/40's, a beautiful design and very popular back then. This phone has chrome on receiver bands and finger wheel. New curly cord added to handset. Wired and ready to use with modular plug.
Stock #1011, Price $168.00
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC SPACE SAVER: An A.E. metal space saver phone with dial. Has new black curly handset cord, original paint is very good. Wired and ready to use. Note: These small phones do not have a ringer bell. If you need a ringer bell see item #1014 for an add-on extension bell.
Stock #1012, Price $89.50
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC SPACE SAVER: An A.E. metal space saver phone with dial. Has new black curly handset cord, original paint is very good. Wired and ready to use. Note: These small phones do not have a ringer bell. If you need a ringer bell see item #1014 for an add-on extension bell.
Stock #1013, Price $89.50
RINGER BELL BOXES: These small boxes contain a single-gong bell ringer. They can be used with any phone that does not have a ringer bell (they will not replace a subset box as commonly used with 1920/30's phones.) They are just a bell to let you know that your non-bell phone is ringing. Comes with an adapter to allow two modular plugs to be plugged into a single modular wall jack. (3 1/8 wide x 4 7/8 high)
Stock #1014, Price $23.75
OVAL INTERCOM A Connecticut Tel. & Tel. intercom with unusal oval shape. Made of brown bakelite. Not restored, sold mainly for decorator useage. The Watch Case receiver has had the screw on cap replaced (brown).
Stock #1015, Price $39.00
WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL BOX: W.E. model 531A bell box. Contains a two-gong ringer bell. Similair to #1014 above. Size is 4 1/2 wide, 6 high and 1 7/8 inches deep.
Stock #1016, Price $33.75
WESTERN ELECTRIC 302 This is the early metal version (1930/40's) and has been professionally repainted in a durable black powder coat. New black curly coiled handset cord and new cloth-covered modular cord. Ready to plug into a modular outlet and use.
Stock #1017, Price $155.00
TELEPHONE SIGN: A latter reproduction sign with words TELEPHONE, lights up in red color. It is 18 inches wide x 6 1/2 high and 4 1/2 deep.
Stock #1018, Price $47.00
RINGER BOX CONVERSION PHONE: A original ringer box converted to function as a dial phone. Completely restored and wired, this phone is ready to hang and use. Crank on side is for looks only.
Stock #1019, Price $95.00
WESTERN ELECTRIC CANDLESTICK: A 1920's dial candlestick telephone. Entire phone has been professionally repainted in durable black powder-coat finish. New cloth covered cord from phone to the wood ringer box, new transmitter element for better sound, new switch hook, new receiver arm and new mouthpiece. Ready to plug-in and use.
Stock #1020, Price $315.00
click to enlarge RINGER BOX: An Automatic Electric wood ringer box that I repainted and added a 1000 ohm Western Electric bell. Enough room inside for a W.E. 101A induction coil (optional). Size is 6 1/4 wide x 6 5/8 inches high.
Stock #1021, Price $47.00
click to enlarge SAMSON INTERCOM: A beautiful oak cased interccom by Samson Co. Wood has been refinished, has watch case receiver. For decorator useage only (non-functional). A small buzzer can be added to use as a door bell indicator - optional. Sizes is 6 5/8 wide x 9 1/8 inches high.
Stock #1022, Price $79.00
click to enlarge RINGER BOX: A metal case ringer box that I have repainted and added a W.E. type 300 phone ringer to it. Enough room inside for a W.E. 101A induction coil (optional). Size is 6 wide and 6 5/8 inches high.
Stock #1023, Price $42.00
click to enlarge AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC MODEL 50: A 1930/40's Automatic Electric Model 50 phone wall phone. With deco nickeled handset bands and dial finger wheel. Just a beautiful looking phone! Has an extra long handset cord (shorter upon request.) Has a hairline crack on base moulding area (left side middle) that is difficult to see (hairline is not on actual upper phone body.) WIred with 9 feet of cloth covered modular line cord. Has holes on back side of phone to attach to your wall.
Stock #1024, Price $339.00
click to enlarge TELEPHONE RELATED NOVELTIES: Just some of the many telephone related novelty items we have in our store. See HOME page of web site - click on - Telephone Novelties
Stock #1025, Price $00.00

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