A few examples of appraisal values for
TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

• 1905-1961 WESTERLY RI TELEPHONE
  1905-1961 WESTERLY RI TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES United States,20th CenturyCollection of directories including instructions for making an "automatic" (non-operator assisted) phone call and the low cost of using the telephone, all together a wealth of local Westerly and Rhode Island history.
• 5PC C.1948 NEW YORK CITY
  5PC C.1948 NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES United States,Circa 1948Five volume group of 1948 telephone directories for Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Nassau County, N.Y.
• 20 EARLY PROVIDENCE TELEPHONE
  20 EARLY PROVIDENCE TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES GROUP United States,1881-1921Group of 20 early directories includes 17 for Providence and one each for Newport, Taunton, and New Bedford. Includes the first directory ever issued for Providence, dated 1881.
• 8PC 1939-1949 PROVIDENCE
  8PC 1939-1949 PROVIDENCE PAWTUCKET DIRECTORIES United States,Circa 1940Group includes Providence, Pawtucket, and other local telephone directories from 1939 and 1943 through 1949.
• TWO PHONESTwo working rotary dial
  TWO PHONESTwo working rotary dial phones, one French and the other candlestick
• TWO TELEPHONE SIGNS. American mid
  TWO TELEPHONE SIGNS. American mid 20th century. Blue and white double sided enameled signs ''Local and Long Distance Telephone'' 18'' x 17''. and ''Bell System Public Telephone'' 27'' x 30''.
• 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.
• 13PC CHINA JAPAN BRITAIN
  13PC CHINA JAPAN BRITAIN TELEPHONE EPHEMERA GROUP United States,20th CenturyGroup includes a Yokohama, Japan telephone directory dated 1930, pair of Pacific Telephone brochures entitled "Chinese Telephone Directory," English telephone promotional brochures from the 1960's, and more.
• Vintage telephones. A ''
  Vintage telephones. A '' candlestick '' a continental example circa 1920 and an ivory Siemens model S82.
• Reproduction desk top telephone ,
  Reproduction desk top telephone , modern connection
• 2 BELL TELEPHONE SPACE SAVER ROTARY
  2 BELL TELEPHONE SPACE SAVER ROTARY PHONES United States,20th CenturyLot includes one wall unit without a rotary dial with a F1W handset, and one unit with a rotary dial and a F1 handset, both phones with a 201 area code.
• 40PC HISTORICAL TELEPHONE
  40PC HISTORICAL TELEPHONE BROCHURE REPORT EPHEMERA United States,20th CenturyGroup includes ten AT&T annual reports from 1930-1979, six Westerly (RI) Automatic Telephone Co. financial statements from 1955-1960, over a dozen brochures on telephone history, and more.
• 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.
• AMERICAN TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH
  AMERICAN TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH MODEL 337 WALL PHONE United States,20th CenturyIndustrialist design, rotary dial, black finish.
• VINTAGE DICTOGRAPH PRODUCTS
  VINTAGE DICTOGRAPH PRODUCTS TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD New York,Early 20th CenturySeven line capability, wood case.
• VINTAGE CRANK TELEPHONE
  VINTAGE CRANK TELEPHONE
• 4 BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM SIGNS PHONE
  4 BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM SIGNS PHONE BOOTH INSERTS United States,20th CenturyGroup includes two reverse painted glass phone booth inserts, plastic payphone topper, and a painted metal warning sign.
• Old Kellogg Candlestick Telephone
  Old Kellogg Candlestick Telephone
• 7PC TELEPHONE OPERATOR HELLO GIRL
  7PC TELEPHONE OPERATOR HELLO GIRL EPHEMERA GROUP United States,20th CenturyAn assortment of photographs and newspaper articles of two of the first telephone operators in Rhode Island, Alice Patterson and Abbie Hawkins.
• ID'D NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE BROAD
  ID'D NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE BROAD STREET RELAY United States,20th CenturyBlue letters in acrylic "A RELAY FROM N. E. TEL'S LAST "PANEL" OFFICE, BROAD ST. C. O., 1932-1980, E.S.S. CUT DEC. 1980".
• Chicago Telephone Supply Co. oak
  Chicago Telephone Supply Co. oak wall phone. ?
• OVER 100PC TELEPHONE CO. B&W
  OVER 100PC TELEPHONE CO. B&W PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP United States,20th CenturyGroup includes black and white photographs of telephone company offices, substations, and other related locations.
• WESTERN ELECTRIC E4 MULTI LINE
  WESTERN ELECTRIC E4 MULTI LINE CRADLE PHONE United States,20th CenturyBlack rotary phone with five line options. Center of dial marked with area code "609" along with the number and extension of the phone.
• An Astral Telecoms telephone,
  An Astral Telecoms telephone, with fruits and flowers cream design, with raised gold coloured supports, possibly Aynsley, 20cm high.
• PR EARLY TELEPHONE SUPREME COURT
  PR EARLY TELEPHONE SUPREME COURT LEGAL BRIEFS United States,Circa 1885Pair of publications comprised of an 1885 legal brief on the constitutionality of "An Act to Prevent Discrimination by Telephone Companies" and an oral argument before the US Supreme Court in 1886 referred to as "The Telephone Appeals."
• A 1920s candlestick telephone
  A 1920s candlestick telephone (converted to modern use - not tested)
• [City Directories] Four Baltimore
  [City Directories] Four Baltimore City Business Directories 1) Woods's; ''Baltimore Business Directory for 1883-'84'' 12mo pictorial cloth; 2) Sheriff & Taylor's; ''Baltimore City Business Directory 1883-'84'' 12mo pictorial cloth; 3) Corcoran's; ''Baltimore City Business Directory for 1877-'8'' 12mo cloth; 4) R. L. Polk & Co's; ''Baltimore City Business Directory 1889-'90'' 8vo cloth Estimate $ 80-125
• 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.
• FIVE AMERICAN FIELD PHONES. Mid
  FIVE AMERICAN FIELD PHONES. Mid 20th century. Including "American Switchboard Company" in wooden case.
• WESTERN ELECTRIC MODEL 302 ROTARY
  WESTERN ELECTRIC MODEL 302 ROTARY PHONE United States,20th CenturyButter colored F1 handset rotary phone with clear plastic dial, tan fabric colored coiled chord, and marked with a 201 area code prominently in the center.
• 11 HISTORICAL TELEPHONE PIONEERS OF
  11 HISTORICAL TELEPHONE PIONEERS OF AMERICA GROUP United States,Late 20th CenturyGroup includes various insulators, two presentation mugs, and a wall clock.
• Tall French Ivory
  Tall French Ivory Bakelite-Mounted Embossed Brass Pedestal Telephone, fitted with a rotary dial, h. 40\".
• 100+ TELEPHONE LINEMEN MACHINERY
  100+ TELEPHONE LINEMEN MACHINERY PHOTOGRAPHS United States,20th CenturyGroup of mostly black and white photographs whose subjects include linemen rigging new telephone lines, engineers standing with machinery, telephone trucks in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts garages, and more.
• 3pc Molded Plastic Telephones. 1.
  3pc Molded Plastic Telephones. 1. WESTERN ELECTRIC Yellow Donut Phone. 2. Red TRIMLINE style Phone. 3. TELEMANIA Red Lips Phone Dimensions: H: 7 inches: W: 8.5 inches: D: 4 inches --- Condition: Expect some wear and surface scuffs
• WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEMS F1
  WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEMS F1 ROTARY TELEPHONE United States,20th CenturyRotary dial, black finish.
• (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.