Minnesota Antique Telephone Collection Auction

Minnesota Antique Telephone Collection Auction

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Minnesota Antique Telephone Collection Auction

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Several MUSEUM Quality early telephones and parts in this collection from Minnesota. We will be updating this auction through the end of the week with 100 total lots.

Auction ends Sunday, October 16th, 2022.

Please contact Barry with Freeland Auction Services with any questions!

Detailed List:
Blake Transmitter wooden candlestick telephone 1880s reproduction
Wooden Telephone Receiver with outside terminals
Unusual cast iron arm with Beveled Edge nickle transmitter
Western Electric Oak extension box with walnut telephone bells
The American Bell Telephone Co. Long Distance Candlestick Telephone
Early Western Electric 267W nickle handset model 141W70
The Samson Battery No. 2 glass battery jar for early telephone
Buerger Bros Supply Co. Keystone 6287 Denver Candlestick telephone base
1920s Stromberg Carlson round base desk telephone with tall neck
Viaduct unusual Candlestick telephone
1880s unusual Blake transmitter box
marked Western Electric terminal top PONY Receiver
KEYSTONE Tel Co....
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Unusual Cast iron arm with Beveled Edge nickle transmitter

Lot # 3      

Very unusual cast iron telephone transmitter arm, Early beveled transmitter with mouthpiece. if you have a backboard with this basemount imprint--This is the Ticket to Ge...moretting it Finally Done!

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Western Electric Oak extension box with walnut telephone bells

Lot # 4      

Excellent condition hard to find Wooden bell extension box-- These were used in offices that had more than one line coming in. With the Distinctive 'Wood Pecker Sound" on...moree would know which line was 'Ringing."

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Blake Transmitter Wooden candlestick telephone 1880s reproduction

Lot # 1      

Older Reproduction of a Bell Telephone Co. Blake Transmitter wooden candlestick telephone. These were made by craftsman that worked for the Telephone Pioneers Groups. The...morey all had someone who could make something up that Sorta Looked like a Phone.. And here it Is! Gotta Admire the Accuracy.

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Early Western Electric 267W nickel handset model 141W70

Lot # 6      

Well marked Western Electric early handset. This phone was actuated by taking it down off the Nail it Hung on. The switch Mechanism is connected to the large hanging Ring...more Internally. These hung off of Ringer subsets, and did not have ringers in the phone handle itself. Neat Item!

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The Samson Battery No. 2 glass battery jar for early telephone

Lot # 7      

No cracks in glass, hard to find Samson Battery Jar. These are really neat because of the Graphics on the paper label. Find the inserts, and you are ready to get some pow...moreer!

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Wooden Telephone Receiver with outside terminals

Lot # 2      

Made of Oak, 7" long, older Reproduction. This is fine for a Museum who needs something to hang on an Early Phone. Not Necessarily Extremely Accurate--But it fills a spa...morece.

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1920s Stromberg Carlson round base desk telephone with tall neck

Lot # 9      

This is the Stromberg Carlson version of the rare Western Electric A1 desk telephone. These companies kept an Eye on each others models, and they Copied each other all th...moree time.

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The American Bell Telephone Co. Long Distance Candlestick Telephone

Lot # 5      

John Infurna Reproduction of the 1886 Early model Long Distance Candlestick Telephone desk stand stamped 9738 this is Known as the "Theodore Vail" Set. Only One ever made...more for Vail and it Was not a Production piece by Bell. John Infurna made a Dozen of these in the 1980's If you do not have one--now is your Chance. These are Working Models. And are Realiy Nice.

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Marked Western Electric terminal top PONY Receiver

Lot # 12      

Excellent condition , clearly marked on top Western Electric Co. neat Pony receiver in good condition. Do ya ever Really get enough Pony's?...more

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1880s Unusual Blake transmitter Style box

Lot # 11      

This transmitter was made by a Fellow named Hopkins. It had a Round carbon Disk that was suspended over another carbon bar on the diaphragm. Some parts are missing on thi...mores, but a neat patented relic of the early Years.

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KEYSTONE Tel Co. 6th Annual Independent Telephone Convention Philadelphia

Lot # 13      

WOW! Can you imagine attending the 6th annual KEYSTONE Telephone convention in Philadelphia? MUSEUM QUALITY pin! Probably Rarer than A hen's dentures, even if it had te...moreeth! A Neat Go With!

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Buerger Bros Supply Co. Keystone 6287 Denver Candlestick telephone base

Lot # 8      

Nice telephone advertising piece to dress up any of your Early candlestick telephones. These were found about 10 years ago, and amazingly still had some suppleness to th...moree Rubber they were produced out of. Cool Advertisement!

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Butterstamp Wooden telephone receiver

Lot # 14      

Older Reproduction. Someone at the Telephone Pioneers had a Wood lathe and made this up. Looks cool. Now you can Own it!...more

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Viaduct Unusual Candlestick telephone

Lot # 10      

Museum Quality Rare telephone. Viaduct had a unique take on the tapered shaft telephone. Genuinely unique to them selves. Quite a difficult set to acquire, and now is you...morer chance to fill that Spot in your Cool Candlestick Collection!

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American bell Western Electric candlestick phone

Lot # 17      

Nice restoration Project, original WE receiver, mouthpiece is chipped Should go reasonably--Get you one!...more

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Original Wooden telephone receiver with terminals on top

Lot # 18      

Good condition appears to be original, It has some patination, but bid accordingly. It could be on your driveway in the future!...more

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1879 COFFIN National Bell Telephone Co POST & CO. AUTOMATIC MAGNETO BELL

Lot # 15      

Well marked Coffin-- This is quite the tour de force for one of the contractors for the Early Bell Company, Post and Company.--National Bell was in existance for only 1 y...moreear--1879. In 1880, Western Electric took over and they were from then on the American Bell Telephone co. This Coffin Sports an Extremely Rare tag, Has the Burl Wood veneer on the front, And is a Very Desirable Model to own if you are a True Collector of Ancient Phonage. A Great Historical Phone !

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Stromberg Carlson candlestick telephone with nickle bottom receiver

Lot # 19      

Good condition, early 1900s candlestick telephone Gotta love the independant phone companies and their takes on designing phones....more

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Early MESCO Manhattan Electrical Supply Co beveled edge transmitter

Lot # 16      

Early transmitter. if you like them Untouched, and who Doesn't...Here it is!...more

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Unusual Select-O-Phone candlestick telephone

Lot # 21      

Has 36 station dial made by the Screw Machine Products Corp Providence, RI A neat intercom phone that could be gracing your phone shelf in the near future!...more

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Western Electric nickle *229* transmitter faceplate

Lot # 24      

Excellent condition, would look great on your Early WE telephone. Nice condition on that Nickel on this!...more

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Standard Construction Co. Potbelly phone in nickel

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Has Western Electric terminal top receiver, no cracks in the potbelly This was made by the Standard Construction Co. It was a supplier of potbelly Stands to the independe...morent Phone companies. This phone could be a Eureka, a Manhatten, a Wesco, or any of the myriad of phone companies that need a potbelly phone to offer in their catalogs. They were quite prolific company that Moved product. This is denoted by the perch, and the distinctive hookrest assembly. neat Piece in This Condition!

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1890s wooden wall telephone with Blake style transmitter

Lot # 23      

Excellent restoration project If you want a blake style phone--Here is a Fixer Upper! Never mind the Upside down mounted blake transmitter made by Manhatten after 1894.....more You Could make this correct, and solve the mystery why this never worked Right! This is for the afficianado who Fancies himself as a Mechanic, Just itchin' to be unleashed on this Historical piece of the past! Nows your chance!

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Western Electric Dial candlestick telephone w/unusual PRESS TO TALK Button

Lot # 22      

Has updated #2 dial, Original WE receiver and good cloth cords Al Capone could have touched this phone...But Probably not. Still a cool phone!...more

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1890s OAK American Electric 3 Box wooden wall telephone

Lot # 27      

Has a very unusual marked American Electric transmitter and marked magneto. This needs to be in your collection..Get it Now!...more

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