A LARGE EARLY 1900\'S STERLING WALL TELEPHONE
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A LARGE EARLY 1900\'S STERLING WALL TELEPHONE:
$450.00
MY HUSBAND AND I BECAME PROUD OWNERS OF THIS UNIQUE WALL TELEPHONE MANY YEARS AGO FROM FRIENDS WHO HAD IT AMONG THEIR ANTIQUES FOR MANY YEARS,BUT MOVING TO A SMALLER HOUSE THEY FELT THE NECESSITY TO \"PARE DOWN\". WE PAID THEM A \"HEALTHY\" PRICE TO ACQUIRE THIS TELEPHONE AND INTENDED TO LET IT GRACE OUR COMPUTER ROOM. WE NOW FIND THAT WE TOO HAVE TO \"PARE DOWN\". I WILL INCLUDE SOME INFORMATION FROM THE 9/4/79 LAFAYETTE JOURNAL & COURIER OF THIS TELEPHONE AND I WILL INCLUDE SOME OF THE HISTORY INCLUDED. IT HAS THE [PICTURE OF JOHN HARRIS EXMINING \"NEW\" TELEPHONE=A STERLING EXAMPLE OF EARLY COMMUNICATIONS. THIS LARGE WALL TELEPHONE WAS MADE 76 YEARS AGO IN LAFAYETTE HAS A PERMANENT HOME,THANKS TO HELP FROM GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. THE PHONE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1903 BY STERKUBG EKECTRUC CO. IT WAS IS ELWOOD UNTIL THE PACK RAT ANTIQUES STORE ON MAIN ST. ACQUIRED IT THIS YEAR(1979) WHEN THE TIPPECANOE CO. HIST. ASSOC. HEARD ABOUT THE PHONE,THEY WANTED IT ADD IT TO THEIR COLLECTION,WHICH ALREADU IONCLUDED A 1908 STERLING MODEL,BUT THE ASSOC. ONLY HAD $70 AND THE PRICE WAS $295.THE ARTICLE CONTINUES WITH THE JOURNEY OF THE TELEPHONE ENDING AT THE COUNTY MUSEUM AND NOTING THAT ACQUISITION WAS TIMELY AS THE 100TH ANN. OF TELEPHONE SERVICE TO LAFAUETTE.THE 2ND ARTICLE IS SEPT.19,2004 WHEN THE TELEPHONE WAS LISTED AS THE 1ST PHOBNE AT 125 YEARS. I WILL INCLUDE BOTH ARTICLES.IT IS 22\" X 10\" (PLATFORM) AND THE SPEAKING PORTION IS 11\". IT APPEARS INTACT WITH THE WHITE PORCELAIN MOOUTH PIECE WHICH DOES LOOK TO HAVE A SMALL VERY SL. RUB ON TOP. THE RECEIVER,CORD.CRADLE AND THE CRANK IS ALL PRESENT.THE CRAMK TURNS,BUT DOES NOT RING. IT IS QUITE HEAVY AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED WEIGHING IT CORRECTLY?==IT WAS 18#.I WOULD NEED TO RESEARCH A MAILING PROCEDURE,BUT BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE IT BOXED AND MAILED THROUGH UPS..
A LARGE EARLY 1900\'S STERLING WALL TELEPHONE:
$450.00