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Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES
Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES

Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Oak Wood Wall Telephone with W.E. DRY CELL BATTERIES

$ 171.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: Western Electric
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1940
  • Modified Item: No
  • Featured Refinements: Antique Wall Telephone
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: The condition of the oak wood case is excellent for its age. The Bakelite Microphone has no cracks or chips, the handpiece/earpiece has no chips or cracks. The Dry Cell batteries show some discoloration with the paper wrapping on the dry cell batteries - please see photos for a better description of condition.

    Description

    This is an
    ORIGINAL WESTERN ELECTRIC WALL-MOUNT HAND-CRANK TELEPHONE
    . It has a
    Western Electric Earpiece
    and the interior electronics (Magneto) appears to be complete with a working magneto and three "
    BLUE BELL BATTERIES
    " -
    DRY CELL BATTERIES Made by Western Electric
    (please see the photos). The oak wood case is all original (with dove-tailed corner joints) and is in excellent condition given that it was made probably in the 1890's - 1910.  The hand crank magneto works good and when you crank it by hand the BELLS RING! The Bakelite mouthpiece is in very good condition. Very often they are chipped or cracked as Bakelite does not withstand any abuse from the users. It is printed Model 229W.
    The bottom side of the Microphone says "Property of the American Bell Telephone Company. Patent Dates: July 9, 1889, November 17, 1891 & Nov 1, 1892"
    These are the
    FIRST DRY CELL BATTERIES THAT I HAVE SEEN IN ANY STROMBERG CARLSON, KELLOGG or WESTERN ELECTRIC WALL PHONE
    . They were
    made especially for this wall phone
    as you will see in the photos.
    I have never seen batteries in the lower half of the box before now
    .
    The receiver (earpiece) has no cracks or missing pieces and the wire from the box to the earpiece is in the best condition of one that I have ever seen. The mouthpiece bakelite is complete and is not cracked nor missing any pieces which is so often the case with older models. This is a
    HEAVY TELEPHONE
    - probably
    OVER 35 POUNDS
    making it a bit more expensive to ship. It measures 25" Long x 9" Wide x 14" Tall.
    This phone is ready to mount on your wall TODAY! It requires NO REPAIRS! Which makes this phone arguably one of the BEST VALUES on eBay right now. Compare them and you will see what I mean...
    Please ask me any questions that you might have before placing an order. I want you to be thoroughly satisfied with your purchase.