Description: 1930s Western Electric 40AL candlestick telephone with Gray Pay Station payphone box. The model 40 AL is known as the Bower Barff candlestick because of the "Bower Barff" process used to finish the stem and base of the candlestick. This chemical-scale finish produced by oxidizing the surface of the steel parts in the presence of steam and oil. The transmitter perch and cup are original painted over brass. This phone is all original. This pay station was used in the early telephone days. The customer would pick up the receiver and an operator would come on line to place the call. the operator would tell the customer to deposit money into the coin slots. The coin path to the lock box letting the operator know that the money was deposited. A dine rings two bells, a nickel rings one bell and a quarter makes a dong sound. This phone is fully restored and in perfect working condition showing no signs of wear or use. The phone is equiped with a line cord and modular connector for connection to a standard telephone jack. This phone can only be used as an extension phone and cannot make outgoing calls.

Size: None
Condition: Restored Original

Description: 1920s Western Electric 151AL candlestick rotary telephone with scissor gate. This desk stand or "candlestick" telephone sows how the telephone company upgraded telephones as technology evolved. The phone is a 50AL put in service in the 1920s ad was factory updated in the late 1930s early 1940s with a "Bull Dog" transmitter, HAI receiver and a 5H dial. The original 50Al stamp located on the back of the perch was redesignated as a 151AL by adding the 1 and restamping a 1 through the 0. This telephone is mounted to a "scissor gate" for easy access and has a headset instead of a hand held receiver. This phone was probably used for a dispatcher or anyone who was on the phone for a long time. A modern network was installed in this telephone to assure proper operation on a current telephone network. There is no ringer attached to the phone but it can be used as a fully operational extension and to make calls. The telephone is mounted temporarily on a plaque for display. It will require a proper mounting of the scissor gate to a fixed table to be safely used. The phone is equipped with a line cord and modular connector for connection to a standard telephone jack.

Size: None
Condition: Restored Original

Description: 1920s Automatic Electric Type 21 candlestick telephone with ringer box. The "candlestick" was the first "desk set" phone that manufacturers produced. This phone comes with and Automatic Electric bell box. This phone is original and in perfect working condition. The phone is equiped with a line cord and modular connector for connection to a standard telephone jack.

Size: None
Condition: Excellent