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Old Antique Phones: Rotary Dial, Candlestick Collectible Phones And Wooden Wall Telephone
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Published: August 10, 2007
High-tech cell phones such as the Razer, iPhone and Chocolate are some of the most fashionable phones around, each year harvesting a crop of clever new models. Less trendy, but even more stylish, antique phones are a fantastic reason to keep the landline and add a historical and functional piece of décor to any room of the house.
The three most popular antique phones are the rotary dial phone, the wooden wall phone and the candlestick phone.
Put a finger in the loop and spin it around the dial to the desired number. Tiki tiki tiki tiki, rattles the rotary dial as the finger hole circles back to zero. First used in commercial telephones in 1892, and eventually replaced by Touch Tone key pads in the 1970s, the rotary dial was invented by Almon Strowger. Collectors of antique phones will love the old-fashioned black Western Electric 102 —their first handset featuring both the transmitter and the receiver. This classic collectible phone can be purchased online from the Telephony Museum for $349.
Home decorators with a flair for color and antique phones will flip over the range of colors available for retro rotary dial phones. From lime green to fire engine red to ballerina pink, www.rotarydialphones.com sells antique phones that have been refurbished as well as many a collectible phone that has never even been out of the package. That's right—a brand new old telephone! Prices range from $60-$150 for these fashionable pieces of telephonic history.
Some models of candlestick phone come with a rotary dial on their stems, including the Original Kellogg Candlestick and the Schlitz Malt Liquor antique phones. These antique phones cost $600 and $189 respectively at Phoneco Inc. Other candlestick phones, such as the 1904 Monarch brass and black left their users dependent on an operator to connect their calls. Lacking a rotary dial, these antique phones are purely decorative and cost $750.
Going back even further toward our telephonic origins, a wooden wall phone is among the oldest models of antique phones. Available in several different styles, including the old wood and metal payphone for $254 at Phoneco Inc., a wooden wall phone is a classic piece of decorative memorabilia. Whether adding to a room decorated in an Old West motif or dressing up the wall of a log cabin, this old telephone is sure to make an expression on guests.
In this way, looking back on the oldest of antique phones can be just as fascinating as looking forward to the newest of telephonic technology. Enthusiasts should check out events put on across the nation by the Antique Telephone Collectors Association. The various models of desktop and wall-hanging antique phones celebrated at these shows and sales will never lose their charm and intrigue. Imagine the conversations that were fed through those wires over the decades! It is enough to urge many phone users to keep that land line and save up to buy a meaningful piece of human history.
Sources:
Candlestick Telephones. Phoneco Inc. 23 July 2007. http://www.phonecoinc.com/category.asp?gorl=list&a mp;horh=&group=main&category=Candle&ma />
"Rotary Dial." Wikipedia. 23 July 2007. 23 July 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_dial.
Rotary Dial Phones. 2006. 23 July 2007. http://www.rotarydialphones.com/index.html.
"Upcoming Antique Telephone Shows." Antique Telephone Collectors Association. 24 May 2007. 23 July 2007. http://atcaonline.com/events.html.
Western Electric "102" with Dial-- 1920's/1930's. Telophony Museum. 1998-2007. 23 July 2007. http://www.telephonymuseum.com/we102.htm
Wooden Wall Phones. Phoneco Inc. 23 July 2007. http://www.phonecoinc.com/category.asp?gorl=list&a mp;horh=&group=main&category=Ww&map=1.
Put a finger in the loop and spin it around the dial to the desired number. Tiki tiki tiki tiki, rattles the rotary dial as the finger hole circles back to zero. First used in commercial telephones in 1892, and eventually replaced by Touch Tone key pads in the 1970s, the rotary dial was invented by Almon Strowger. Collectors of antique phones will love the old-fashioned black Western Electric 102 —their first handset featuring both the transmitter and the receiver. This classic collectible phone can be purchased online from the Telephony Museum for $349.
Home decorators with a flair for color and antique phones will flip over the range of colors available for retro rotary dial phones. From lime green to fire engine red to ballerina pink, www.rotarydialphones.com sells antique phones that have been refurbished as well as many a collectible phone that has never even been out of the package. That's right—a brand new old telephone! Prices range from $60-$150 for these fashionable pieces of telephonic history.
Some models of candlestick phone come with a rotary dial on their stems, including the Original Kellogg Candlestick and the Schlitz Malt Liquor antique phones. These antique phones cost $600 and $189 respectively at Phoneco Inc. Other candlestick phones, such as the 1904 Monarch brass and black left their users dependent on an operator to connect their calls. Lacking a rotary dial, these antique phones are purely decorative and cost $750.
Going back even further toward our telephonic origins, a wooden wall phone is among the oldest models of antique phones. Available in several different styles, including the old wood and metal payphone for $254 at Phoneco Inc., a wooden wall phone is a classic piece of decorative memorabilia. Whether adding to a room decorated in an Old West motif or dressing up the wall of a log cabin, this old telephone is sure to make an expression on guests.
In this way, looking back on the oldest of antique phones can be just as fascinating as looking forward to the newest of telephonic technology. Enthusiasts should check out events put on across the nation by the Antique Telephone Collectors Association. The various models of desktop and wall-hanging antique phones celebrated at these shows and sales will never lose their charm and intrigue. Imagine the conversations that were fed through those wires over the decades! It is enough to urge many phone users to keep that land line and save up to buy a meaningful piece of human history.
Sources:
Candlestick Telephones. Phoneco Inc. 23 July 2007. http://www.phonecoinc.com/category.asp?gorl=list&a mp;horh=&group=main&category=Candle&ma />
"Rotary Dial." Wikipedia. 23 July 2007. 23 July 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_dial.
Rotary Dial Phones. 2006. 23 July 2007. http://www.rotarydialphones.com/index.html.
"Upcoming Antique Telephone Shows." Antique Telephone Collectors Association. 24 May 2007. 23 July 2007. http://atcaonline.com/events.html.
Western Electric "102" with Dial-- 1920's/1930's. Telophony Museum. 1998-2007. 23 July 2007. http://www.telephonymuseum.com/we102.htm
Wooden Wall Phones. Phoneco Inc. 23 July 2007. http://www.phonecoinc.com/category.asp?gorl=list&a mp;horh=&group=main&category=Ww&map=1.
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