Older Desk Sets

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

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Type

Tag No.

Brand Name

Link

Description

Asking Price

D2

2694

Automatic Electric (Sold)

A.E. 40 Desk Set.  Automatic Electric , has Ringer Box and Rings, condition good

$40.00

D2

2779

Automatic Electric (Sold)

Automatic Electirc Desk Set.  The ringerbox is oak with western Electric 318 Intercom Bell, there is no magneto being an intercom.  This is a DC ringer, it has WE Decal.  The desk set is in good condition, the bottom cover needs a new gasket though.

$110.00

D2

2897

Automatic Electric

Item #2897 is an Automatic Electric model 40 desk set with optional hand carry bar. The set is marked on the bottom, and is in fair condition. There is are broken vent ribs on the right side. The handset is unmarked and in good condition.; the cord is an "extensicord" in fair condition.

$70.00

D2

3027

Automatic Electric

Item #3027 is an Automatic Electric 1A Monophone desk set with oak ringerbox. The box is in good condition and the finish is fair. There is one chip at the lower left screw hole and one split the full length of the backboard. The box is marked "300K", and the 5 bar magneto rings at the turn of the crank. The deskset is marked and the cradle is cracked on the left side. The handset is unmarked and in very good condition; the cord is old.

$125.00

D2

1823

Ameri can Electric/Monarch

American Electric/ Monarch round based cradle phone (mango-phone) by Monarch. The deskset has a metal Magno-phone tag in cradle.  It has an early American Electric handset w/ chrome bands; there are no visible chips or cracks.  The baseplate is missing the rubber gasket. The ringerbox is unmarked and rings at the turn of the crank.  See pix of the damage on the inside of the door where wood slivers are missing at the bell mounting holes.  The cords are old.

$190.00

D2

2895

Connecticut 

Item #2895 is a Connecticut PT 6-A desk set in good condition. The set is marked, and was made for the U.S. Army signal corps; it is dated Nov 1951. The handset is marked and in good condition; the cord is old.

$75.00

D2

0089

Kellogg

Kellogg black (1000 series) desk set with ringerbox.  The desk set is the "red bar" style, but in this phone the bar is "clear".  The receiver is marked "Kellogg on the retaining ring.  The oak ringerbox is in good condition and the finish is good except for the circular marks on the door of the box

$125.00

D2

1102

Kellogg

Item #1102 is a Kellogg redbar desk phone with an oak ringerbox in very good condition; the finish is poor. Inside, the 2 bar magneto rings at the turn of the crank. The box is unmarked and there is a Western Electric decal on one magnet. The desk set is unmarked and in very good condition. The handset is marked and is also in very good condition. The cord is old.

$85.00

D2

2079

Kellog  (Sold)

Kellogg Grab-a-phone (gold) w/oak ringerbox. The deskset has been painted in a gold tone finish which is in poor condition. There is a partial paper tag on the base of the phone dated 1926. The handset’s transmitter and receiver are both marked Kellogg. Both the receiver and the line cords are old. The line cord is missing the spades to attach it to the ringerbox. The wood comprising the ringerbox is in very good condition; there is a small dent in the edge of the door on the hinged side. The finish is in very good condition. The box contains a marked 3 bar mag that rings.

$175.00

D2

2084

Kellog (Sold)

Kellogg Grab-a-phone: white. The deskset is unmarked, and in good condition. The handset is marked Kellogg and is in good condition; however, the wrong cap is on the receiver end of the handset. The cord is old. The ringerbox is correct for the phone and is marked Kellogg; the magneto is also marked Kellogg; t. The ringerbox rings at the turn of the crank.

$215.00

D2

3035

Kellog

Item #3035 is a Kellogg red bar wall set with dial. It has a modular cord, but no dial tone when plugged in (reason unknown). The dial seems to operate correctly. The phone has a call button on the front. The wall set is marked on the back and on the red bar; it is in very good condition and needs cleaning. The handset is unmarked and is also in very good condition, but needs cleaning. The receiver cord is old, and the line cord is new..

$100.00

D2

1110

Leich

Leich Desk Set.  The ringerbox is oak and in very good condition with internal gongs and louvered panel for sound. It has a 3 bar mag and rings.  The desk set is unmarked and has typical Leich crack at rear corner of the cradle.

$125.00

D2

3037

Leich

Item #3037 is a Leich model 901 bakelite desk set of the convertible type (wall or desk). The set is marked on the under side and is in good condition. The handset is unmarked and in good condition; the cord is old.

$45.00

D2

2749

Siemens (Sold)

“See our pix of item #2749.  Item #2749 is an interesting Siemens desk phone; the phone is marked and in very good + condition.  It appears to be complete, but it is unknown if it works.  The handset is marked “ETL” and is in very good + condition; the cord is new.

$85.00

D2

0397

Stromberg Carlson

Stromberg Carlson black bakelite deskset model 1197 with ringerbox. The deskset is in excellent condition with a marked decal and a wiring diagram inside the base of the phone. The interior is in mint condition. The felt base is in good condition with only a few small "moth holes". The handset is unmarked. The cord is old and in excellent condition. The oak ringerbox is in good condition, and the finish is poor. The backboard of the ringerbox is split along a glue line the entire length of the box; the door of the box is split along a glue joint (6inches). See pix of the door for marks present. There are 4 holes on the inside of the door that do not appear to go through to the front of the door. The outside of the box is marked SC, and there is a marked mag inside. The magneto rings at the turn of the crank. There is a wiring diagram inside the box showing that it could be used with either a candlestick phone or a deskset

$145.00

D2

1816

Stromberg Carlson

Stromberg Carlson oval base bakelite non-dial desk set; The desk set is in good condition and marked Stromberg Carlson with a decal on the back of the phone.  The felt bottom is in good condition.  The transmitter retaining ring is broken at present (see pix).   No visible cracks or chips on body of phone. The handset is correct for the phone. The oak ringerbox is in good condition and the finish is good; it is marked Stromberg Carlson.  There is 1 patched hole near the lock and another on the crank edge of the box.  The Locomotive Magneto (5 bar) rings at the turn of the crank.  The inside of the door is imprinted "O.C. Sylvester."

$165.00

D2

3029

Stromberg Carlson

Item #3029 is a Stromberg Carlson magneto type 1244 desk phone; it is correct with no coil or ringer in the deskset, as these items are in the ringerbox. The oak ringerbox is correct for the phone and is marked on the bottom; there is a wiring diagram in the box. The 5 bar magneto is marked and rings at the turn of the crank; the finish on the box is poor. The desk set is marked; the handset is unmarked and in good condition. The cord is old.

$65.00

D2

2113

UNK

Unknown manufacturer Grab-a-phone (painted bronze). The desk portion of the phone is in very good condition; however, it has been painted bronze sometime in the past. The handset is unmarked and in very good condition. The bakelite parts have also been painted bronze; the paint is peeling slightly at several spots on the mouthpiece. The cord is old and fraying (see pix). The 4 bar magneto (A22) ringerbox rings at the turn of the crank. It is marked Kellogg Switchboard Supply Co. on a decal on the front of the box..

$170.00

D2

2854

UNK

Item 2854 is an unknown manufacturer "Pillow Talk" model rotary dial desk phone; it has a white base and handset with brass accents. Upon testing, it dials out OK and rings in. The handset is unmarked and in very good condition; the cord is old.

$40.00

D2

1812

Western Electric (Sold)

Western Electric 302 green desk

$145.00

D2

0889

Western Electric (Sold) 

#889 is a western electric metal 653-A deskset and an 143-A shelf mounted on an oak backboard; the 143-A shelf is a hard item to find.  The receiver is old and correct for the phone; the transmitter is also correct.  The cord apperars to be old.

$185.00

D2

3024

Western Electric (Sold)

#Item 3024 is a Western Electric business desk set model 445-GC (dated 2/52) for use with key equipment. It has exclusion and adjustment knob. Someone has installed a modular cord on the first line, so this set is usable, but the features do not work (EXCL and volume control). The desk set is unmarked and in very good condition, and the handset is marked and in very good condition. The cord is old. The phone has the original cloth covered, multiconductor mounting cord.

$85.00

D2

3026

Western Electric 

#Item #3026 is a Western Electric 300 series magneto desk set with an oak magneto box in very good condition; the finish is fair; it has been painted black, and some paint is missing. This magneto box is model 299F. The desk set is unmarked and in very good condition. The handset is marked and also in very good condition. The cord is old. The phone is equipped with the correct 104A coil, 6 contact switch, 266A retardation coil.

$105.00

D2

3031

Western Electric  (Sold)

Item #3031 is a Western Electric 302 desk phone with a plastic housing. The set is unmarked and is "dirty", but in very good condition. It needs a little cleaning, and it will look like new. The handset is marked and in very good condition. The cord is the old cloth covered "6 type Diac."

$60.00

D2

3036

Western Electric (Sold)

Item #3036 is a Western Electric "first version 302" desk set; it has the short cradle ears and small plungers. The set is unmarked and in very good condition; it has been repainted sometime in the past. Tha handset is a marked "F1" style, and its condition is very good; the cord is old.

$100.00