Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Wall Phone with a Candle Stick (1912 Patent?)

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Antique WESTERN ELECTRIC Wall Phone with a Candle Stick (1912 Patent?):
$157.50

I found this really interesting looking WESTERN ELECTRIC wall phone while cleaning a local estate. The homeowner thought it was from the early 1900s. He called it a wall version of the candlestick telephone . This phone is a real eye-catcher and I am not a phone expert so I am saleing it off asI found it. WhenI plugged it into the wall at my homeI got a signal. The phone is heavier than I thought it would be. It measures 9\" x 9\" x 8\". I tried to research the age of the phone and found a paper on the inside left that reads P-244504 and I think that is a 1912 patent. Otherwise, this paper said -

Patent

1254471

1254474

1353612 (with dial).

I do knowI was told this phone was packed away for many many decades. It looks like someone who knows what they are doing could restore the phone to its former glory. The insides look clean and original. A nice gem to discover.

On Oct-16-15 at 10:22:22 PDT, seller added the following information:

Here are three additional pictures of the inside. I opened up the unpainted screw and took them to try to help out.