BEAUTIFUL WESTERN ELECTRIC DIAL CANDLESTICK BRASS COW BELLS ANTIQUE TELEPHONE

Description

BEAUTIFUL SOLID BRASS WESTERN ELECTRIC DIAL CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE & WALNUT COW  BELL RINGER SUBSET TOTALLY RESTORED CIRCA READY TO USE AND DISPLAY 1920
RESTORED IN MY WORKSHOPS. OVER 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE RESTORING & COLLECTING TELEPHONES
CONSTRUCTION: SOLID BRASS,, WOOD, HARD RUBBER  AND STEEL.
WESTERN ELECTRIC DIAL SERVICED AND CALIBRATED ON DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
DIAL HAS A RARE AND EARLY SOLID BRASS  FINGER WHEEL WITH RARE CUT OUT FOR EASY CLEANING
ALL BRASS POLISHED TO MIRROR FINISH. RECEIVER & MOUTHPIECE POLISHED ON BUFFING MACHINE
WALNUT SUBSET HAS WESTERN ELECTRIC 101A INDUCTION COIL AND TWO CAPACITORS
SOLID BRASS COW BELLS MAKE DISTINCTIVE SOUND WHEN CALLED
ALL ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR NEW CLOTH CORDS AND TRANSMITTER OPERATING CAPSULE
EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY REVALS MODERN TELEPHONE
MODULAR LINE CORD READY TO PLUG INTO MODERN JACK USED IN MOST ALL HOMES
Western Electric Dial Candlestick Telephones were made of solid brass and painted black. Only very special people were allowed to have a polished brass one.  While doing research for the UNTOUCHABLE  production and series I discovered a picture of Al Capone talking on a polished brass dial candlestick.  I can imagine the fate of a telephone representative telling Al he could not have one.  My company CHICAGO OLD TELEPHONE CO supplied over 60 telephones for the productions including a beautiful solid brass one for AL’S scenes.
In the early days multiple line telephones were not yet developed. Locations requiring more than one line were supplied with several telephones. Ringer boxes with a variety of bells producing distinctive sounds were installed allowing user to tell which phone to answer.  Some types: COW BELLS, LIBERTY BELLS, SLEIGH BELLS, "T" BELLS, WOOD BELLS, GLASS BELLS and several sizes of round bells.
Solid brass rare dial fingerwheel has a cut our to allow easy cleaning. At this early time TB was feared so cleaning the dial surface was thought necessary. It was later determined that the virus was short lived.
Walnut ringer boxes are very hard to find. Most are oak.  This one is in excellent condition.
Your guests and friends will be amazed at this telephone and it is fun to demonstrate its historical and unique features. Kids will want to know how to use dial.
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