A few examples of appraisal values for
CHICAGO TELEPHONE

• Chicago Telephone Supply Co. oak
  Chicago Telephone Supply Co. oak wall phone. ?
• CHICAGO TELEPHONE SUPPLY CO. OAK
  CHICAGO TELEPHONE SUPPLY CO. OAK CRANK TELEPHONEAmerican oak crank wall telephone, Chicago Telephone Supply Co., early 20th c., having dual brass bells, cast iron and brass speaker, over note shelf/ ledge, receiver present, hinged case, opening to interior works, not tested, approx 26.5"h, 12.5"w, 12.5"d, 26.5lbs
• BENSABBOT CHICAGO STERLING SILVER
  BENSABBOT CHICAGO STERLING SILVER PHONE, HAVING CHINESE...Bensabbot Chicago Sterling Silver Phone, having Chinese stone mounted plaque of a moth, circa 1925 or later, marked to the reverse, height 6 3/4 inches, overall width 10 inches. Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• OAK WALL PHONE Chicago Kellogg
  OAK WALL PHONE Chicago Kellogg telephone bells and speaker in good shape microphone cradle missing face unscrews for storage. 3'' x 18'' h. (VG Cond.)
• C.1894 STROMBERG CARLSON
  C.1894 STROMBERG CARLSON CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE Ilinois,Circa 1894An early Stromberg-Carlson telephone produced shortly after the expiration of Alexander Graham Bell's patent.
• KELLOGG OAK TELEPHONEwith label
  KELLOGG OAK TELEPHONEwith label "Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co. / Chicago, U.S.A." the box 10 1/2 inches high Condition:
• EARLY KELLOGG MAGNETO WALL HOTEL
  EARLY KELLOGG MAGNETO WALL HOTEL TELEPHONE Illinois,Early 20th CenturyWall mounted hand crank, black finish.
• C.1913 PRESENTATIONAL NICKEL
  C.1913 PRESENTATIONAL NICKEL CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE United States,Circa 1913Accompanied by original museum label stating "Telephone given to Clint Oliver on his retirement February 1957 by his repair gang at the Gates Circle Garage. Display case made by Ralph Huebel.".
• MCM ITT CHROME LUCITE ROTARY
  MCM ITT CHROME LUCITE ROTARY STANDING TELEPHONE United States,20th CenturyTall cylindrical skeletonized case with rotary dial and hanging receiver.
• Old Kellogg Candlestick Telephone
  Old Kellogg Candlestick Telephone
• Straumburg-Carlson Vintage
  Straumburg-Carlson Vintage Telephoneearly black plastic oval form base circular form push dial used as part of the Chinqua Penn intercom system.5.5 in.Some wear; tight cracks to underside of receiver.
• Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'B'
  Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'B' Serial #1663. Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• (2) Working Telephones - Replica
  (2) Working Telephones - Replica and OriginalConsisting of original Michigan Bell standard desk phone along with replica candlestick phones both in working order circa 20th century. Private collection Oxford MI.
• 1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION BELL
  1893 COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION BELL TELEPHONE PROGRAM United States,1893Accompanied by original chapter no.40 museum label stating "EXHIBIT OF THE AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ELECTRICITY BUILDING, COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, 1893".
• AMERICAN ELECTRIC MONOPHONE
  AMERICAN ELECTRIC MONOPHONE CRADLE DESK TELEPHONE Illinois,Early 20th CenturyIndustrialist design, black finish .
• A 1920s candlestick telephone
  A 1920s candlestick telephone (converted to modern use - not tested)
• C.1920 GENERAL RADIO ARTIFICIAL
  C.1920 GENERAL RADIO ARTIFICIAL TELEPHONE LINE United States,Circa 1920Used to simulate long line transmission cables for testing new equipment and designing new systems, museum label states "ARTIFICIAL TELEPHONE LINE, TYPE 324, GENERAL RADIO COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, CABLE NO. SUB, BUILDING OUT SECTION, CODE 0, MILES 1.68".
• Stephen J. Voorhies illustration
  Stephen J. Voorhies illustration (New York, born 1898), cover design for the Telephone Review dated "August 1939", featuring a woman on a phone in a general store, gouache and ink on illustration board, stamped with artist's stamp twice verso including address, image 11 x 8 in.; painted wood frame. Light foxing at top portion; frame with abrasions.
• Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'A'
  Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'A' Serial #9539.Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• C.1946 PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH RI
  C.1946 PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPH RI TELEPHONE WORKERS United States,Dated 1946In print "Annual Outing of Local No. 5, I.B.T.W. Chopmist Hill Inn, Aug. 9, 1946"
• Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'E'
  Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'E' Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• TWO PHONESTwo working rotary dial
  TWO PHONESTwo working rotary dial phones, one French and the other candlestick
• * (CHICAGO) A group of five
  * (CHICAGO) A group of five books. The Gang. By Frederic M. Thrasher. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (1927). Chicago Police Problems. By The Citizens' Police Committee. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press (1931). The Public Schools of Chicago. By Hannah B. Clark. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1897. Chicago Accent. By Art Shay. Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery (2007). Steppenwolf 25. Portraits by Victor Skrebneski. Naperville IL: Sourcebooks n.d. (5 total)
• Alexander Graham Bell signed image,
  Alexander Graham Bell signed image, photogravure of Bell, titled "The Inventor of The Telephone…Opening The New York-Chicago Long Distance Telephone Line, October 18, 1892", signed below image in dark brown ink "Alexander Graham Bell", 10-1/4 x 7-1/2 in. (image), 13-7/8 x 9-1/2 in. (page), dampstains not affecting signature, light wrinkles, toning , with March 1922 National Geographic clipped article, "Prehistoric Telephone Days" by Bell, 10 x 7 in.; application for service, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., July 3, 1893, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 in., and service contract, Asheville North Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co., 1909, 7 x 8-1/2 in., both with stains, folds, soiling . (Four items.) Collection of William P. MacCracken, Brunk Auctions, January 5-6, 2002, Lot 0579; Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• TELECONCEPTS "CHROMEPHONE" MODEL
  TELECONCEPTS "CHROMEPHONE" MODEL ROTARY PHONE TeleConcepts (West Hartford, CT, active 1970s) rotary phone from their "Geometric" series, the "Chromephone" model with a Chrome sphere containing a rotary dial on a lucite column and octagonal lucite base. 9.5" H x 9" W x 9" D (approx.) Note: The TeleConcepts company specialized in unique contemporary telephone casings for architects and designers during the 1970s, after which they left the custom telephone business. This model was available in Rotary, Tone or Touch Outpulse models, as well as in a 24 karat gold plated version. Their motto was: "Tomorrow's phones today!"
• Oak cased Kellogg wall telephone
  Oak cased Kellogg wall telephone with brass bells converted to a rotary phone. Provenance: Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to his grand-daughter. 20.5"h.x9.25"w.x15"d.
• 25TH ANNIVERSARY FIRST DIRECT
  25TH ANNIVERSARY FIRST DIRECT DISTANCE CALL PHONE United States,20th CenturyBlocky metal face phone engraved in honor of the 25th anniversary of the first direct distance call from Englewood, New Jersey to Alameda, California in 1976.
• C.1915 WESTERN ELECTRIC 615B
  C.1915 WESTERN ELECTRIC 615B CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE United States,Circa 1915Push to talk feature on shaft, black-grey finish.
• ''CHICAGO'' ZEPPELIN Strauss
  ''CHICAGO'' ZEPPELIN Strauss lithographed tin reads ''Chicago'' on sides clockwork driven gondola has die-cut windows. 9 1/2'' l. Replaced props (VG Cond.)
• AMERICAN TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH
  AMERICAN TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH MODEL 337 WALL PHONE United States,20th CenturyIndustrialist design, rotary dial, black finish.
• PR COUCH COMPANY 12 LINE DESK
  PR COUCH COMPANY 12 LINE DESK TELEPHONES United States,20th CenturyOne with written museum note "Removed from Bay View Acad.", black finish.
• Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'F'
  Berliner's Gram-O-Phone Type 'F' Serial #1577.Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• TWO VINTAGE TELEPHONES: AMERICAN
  TWO VINTAGE TELEPHONES: AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO. MOTWO VINTAGE TELEPHONES: American Tel & Tel Co. model 323 candlestick having round base with rotary dial, metal standard, Bakelite mouth and ear piece; Western electric model D1 (aka 202) oval base desktop phone, black Bakelite handset, rotary dial includes subset ringer box.
• VINTAGE CRANK TELEPHONE
  VINTAGE CRANK TELEPHONE
• INDUSTRIAL FEDERAL TELEPHONE CORP
  INDUSTRIAL FEDERAL TELEPHONE CORP CRANK TELEPHONE United States,20th CenturyIndustrialist design case, black finish.
• RARE C1893 CLARK CANDLESTICK
  RARE C1893 CLARK CANDLESTICK SWITCHBOARD TELEPHONE United States,Circa 1893Capable of controlling 74 lines.