{"product_id":"antique-candlestick-telephone-with-bakelite-receiver-c1905-1925","title":"Antique Candlestick Telephone with Bakelite Receiver c1905–1925","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1249\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA genuine early 20th-century \u003cstrong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003ecandlestick desk telephone\u003c\/strong\u003e, dating to around \u003cstrong data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1116\"\u003e1905–1925\u003c\/strong\u003e, retaining its original steel base, upright stem and transmitter with a later brown Bakelite receiver and period braided cloth cord.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1556\"\u003eCandlestick telephones were among the first desk telephones used before the widespread adoption of rotary dial instruments. Early examples relied on a separate wall or desk-mounted ringer box (subset) and manual telephone exchanges, making them an important milestone in the history of telecommunications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1712\"\u003eThis example carries the original subscriber identification \u003cstrong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1636\"\u003e\"ANNETTE 5678\"\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front name plate, adding to its period character and display appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003eThe telephone is sold as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003euntested display or restoration piece\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1799\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"2044\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1u9qnsn\" data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003eOriginal metal candlestick body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dzvn1i\" data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1860\"\u003eLater Bakelite receiver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l0tpz1\" data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003eOriginal style braided cloth cord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18b66x0\" data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eSubscriber number plate marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eANNETTE 5678\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"h5sk6c\" data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1957\"\u003eUntested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2cu2bp\" data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1979\"\u003eWiring disconnected\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rkq0d1\" data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2044\"\u003eGeneral age-related wear consistent with over 100 years of age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2152\"\u003eA wonderful decorative piece for a study, library, office or collection of early communications equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1gwnmd1\" data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2180\"\u003eApproximate Dimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"awrktf\" data-start=\"2182\" data-end=\"2197\"\u003eHeight: 33 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"id6nhm\" data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003eBase diameter: 15 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003ePickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northam Secondhand, Northam WA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2303\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2303\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eAustralia-wide postage available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kellogg Switchboard \u0026amp; Supply Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456827154732,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/6420\/5356\/files\/IMG_1850.jpg?v=1784616100","url":"https:\/\/www.northamsecondhand.com.au\/products\/antique-candlestick-telephone-with-bakelite-receiver-c1905-1925","provider":"Northam Secondhand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}