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I really enjoy visiting your site. The many unique and unusual phones displayed here are not only a joy to look at, but hey also provide a valuabe historical record of this technology. Hope you continue to keep up the good work. Dale Edwards - IT Manager - TSI, Inc.
Telephone Switching International, Inc. <tsi@aeneas.net>
Milan, TN USA - Monday, June 26, 2000 at 10:08:54 (PDT)
Remote host - pmh333.aeneas.net
I think that this site is cool. I've been looking for ages for a good telephone site and now I've finally found one. Thank you.
Chloe Applegate
Perth, W.A Australis - Saturday, June 24, 2000 at 02:13:04 (PDT)
Remote host - webh-t-007-p-150-45.tmns.net.au
Hello! My name is Arthur Garabedian. I had a Bell Sytem car telephone in the 1940s and have been active in building, using, collecting and servicing Western Electric car telephones including all of the installation and service manuals. I just found these web sites and they are great! Very Best Regards, Arthur Anaheim, CA 714-978-9999 or 714-999-9999 . . .
Arthur Garabedian <westernmobiletel@worldnet.att.net>
Anaheim, CA USA - Wednesday, June 21, 2000 at 17:30:27 (PDT)
Remote host - 159.los-angeles-55-60rs.ca.dial-access.att.net
tHIS IS THE BEST SITE ABOUT PHONES i HAVE EVER SEEN. gREAT JOB AND THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO LOOK AND LEARN!!!
MARK bAIAMONTE <BBAIAM8798@AOL.COM>
ASHLEY, PA USA - Thursday, June 15, 2000 at 06:30:42 (PDT)
Remote host - spider-tn054.proxy.aol.com
Ron, Love your site! You have many unique and unusual phones; and great info.Thanks for sharing.Jerry
Jerry Osborn <jeosbo@hopper.net>
Horton, Al. USA - Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 18:48:59 (PDT)
Remote host - pm3-3.otelco.net
Fantastic web site, will visit regularly. Thanks for the info. ATCA member 3354.
Lester Burgess <lburgess@localnet.com or lburgess@itt-tech.edu>
Buffalo, NY USA - Saturday, June 10, 2000 at 20:29:09 (PDT)
Hi Ron, Now I have paid you a visit! Great website! John
John Andrews <andrewsjwa@aol.com>
Monument, CO USA - Monday, June 05, 2000 at 20:56:13 (PDT)
Hi Ron -- I recently received a letter from your mother and she suggested I check out your internet site. It was quite impressive -- enjoyed it. We'll have to pass along this information to my son-in-law, Larry Jefferson (daughter Mary's husband). He has worked for a telephone company in Mountain Lake, MN for many years. Thanks again. Your Uncle Joe
Joe Foty and Pat (Foty) Krohn <bandpkrohn@aol.com>
Minnetonka, MN USA - Monday, June 05, 2000 at 09:17:12 (PDT)
Great pages. I gome back as soon as possible
Matti Keitu <matti.keitu@sonera.com>
Tampere, Finland - Friday, June 02, 2000 at 12:45:05 (PDT)
Great Site! Looking for info regarding Swedish American telephone, Hercules, model # 354645 I need info on how old, parts to repair ear hand set, and approx. value. I just got from my parents, it was my greatgrand parent telephone. It's like brand new, stored for 60 years.
Phil Gardner <gardner82@aol.com>
Boalsburg, Pa USA - Thursday, June 01, 2000 at 18:48:31 (PDT)
Love your site. It is very well done. I started collecting phones in the early 70s but stopped to raise two kids and have just gotten the bug again. I am interested in mainly Canadian phones but they are getting harder to find so I might have to start collecting others. Keep up the good site and maybe I will end up buying something some day. Ron
Ron Davies <rond@nait.ab.ca>
Edmonton, AB Canada - Thursday, June 01, 2000 at 13:59:18 (PDT)
Schöne Seite und Gruss aus Germany
Martin Benson <martin.benson@t-online.de>
Germany - Saturday, May 27, 2000 at 13:00:12 (PDT)
I stumbled across your website while surfing for a replacement dialpad for our attendant console here at Holland Community Hospital in Holland Michigan.. Enjoyed the browse...Have a great day
Darrell Steinke <darrel@hoho.org>
Holland, Mi USA - Friday, May 26, 2000 at 10:39:19 (PDT)
J'aime bien se site tout est excellent.On voit bien et explique très bien.
Karine Breton <www.kaky12@hotmail.com>
St-Georges, Québec Canada - Tuesday, May 23, 2000 at 15:50:57 (PDT)
i really like that you have actual pictures of telephones. I am looking for a pic of a switchboard from around the 1920's I dont seem to be having to much luck.
ceal <cefu59@yahoo.com>
lockport, ny USA - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 22:23:21 (PDT)
I have two wall phones. They appear to be very old but are in perfect condition. I have one in my garage and one in the house and use them every day. They don't have dials - just a crank which rings the bell. The previous owner told me they are called "pony phones". According to him, they were purchased from the railroad. One came from a station in San Francisco and another came from a county station in New Mexico. They are marked Monophone from Chicago on the top and are black with a gold design on the front bottom. I would love to know more about them. If you have any information, or know where I could research them more, please email me. Thank you!
Kristal <thegreatroom@yahoo.com>
NM USA - Sunday, May 21, 2000 at 20:16:18 (PDT)
Thank you for putting your collection online. Your site is quite fun to visit, not to mention very useful for research. Merci beaucoup!
Natalie Garceau-Turner <danat@pathcom.com>
Toronto, ON CANADA - Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 07:17:28 (PDT)
Thank you for your web sight, all the hard work you have done really shows.
Roger Friedman <madrog@uswest.net>
Des Moines, IA USA - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 09:25:35 (PDT)
This is a cool site. I was doing some research and the site was a great help!
Meghan Byrne <meghanbyrne@yahoo.com>
Conche, Nfld. Canada - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 04:57:38 (PDT)
very good, wish we had some of your photos in our museum in Des Moines, Ia.
Ron and DiAnne Lillie <ronndi@pcpartner.net>
Grinnell, ia USA - Wednesday, May 10, 2000 at 16:17:08 (PDT)
I INHERITED A STROMBERG-CARLSON WALL PHONE FROM MY GRAND- PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW THE YEAR. IT IS IN A SHOEBOX-SHAPED WOODEN BOX. I THINK A COUPLE OF PARTS ARE MISSING, POSSIBLY IN THE MOUTHPEICE. IS THERE ANY MORE INFO AVAIL ON STROMBERG-CARLSON PHONES OUT THERE?
GREG <GREGCAULEEN@YAHOO.COM>
PHOENIX, AZ USA - Monday, May 08, 2000 at 13:27:02 (PDT)
Love the site! I run a small interconnect in NC. We see some candlesticks, and very few oak wall sets. The old timers tell me they threw a million inthe river years ago. Keep up the great work, and keep on collectin'...
charlie peninger <cpeningerdtel@webmail.bellsouth.net>
gastonia, nc USA - Friday, May 05, 2000 at 20:32:00 (PDT)
o.k. i like seeing all the pics of the telphone and you did not write down who invented the very first telephone ! i am working on a assiment and i need to know who inveted the first one . I thought you all could help *sigh* rachel
rachel <babydevil12Q@hotmail.com>
manassas , va USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 07:23:08 (PDT)
Echt een super gave site!!! Ik kijk er echt elke dag naar....... Ik zou graag willen schrijven met andere mensen die net zo veel van telefoons houden als ik. Mijn adres is: Anne marieke Bell telefoonlaan 112 911 telefoonland
anne-marieke
helmond, netherlands - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 03:46:38 (PDT)
Geoff mawdsley from Southampton England. Thanks for your great web-site! I have been interested in telephones and automatic switching equipment for some years now. When I was an apprentice in 1966, the technician had worked on the old Portsmouth exchange installed by AE Co in 1915. After this, all the equip[ment was made in UK> I have never seen one of the old strowger switches with upright relays- do you know of anyone who has Central Office equipment as their hobby? Also, I would like to get an AE co candlestick of 1912 used on the first auto exchange in UK- Epsom. It has a "Mercedes" type dial, nickel plated transmitter and switchook with "H" in it. Any chance of acquiring one of these? Kind regards from England, geoff mawdsley
geoff mawdsley <geoff@gemphone.freeserve.co.uk>
Southampton , England - Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 18:47:18 (PDT)
cool, xcept cars are cooler
Jonathan Wierenga <jonathanwierenga@hotmail.com>
Wellington, New Zealand - Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 16:22:01 (PDT)
Very interesting and informative site. thanks. bill KGO810
Bill Wattenburg
USA - Monday, April 10, 2000 at 01:19:54 (PDT)
A fun site to visit. Thank you for all the information and time spent.
Jack Vrtar <info@glassetcher.com>
San Marino, Ca USA - Sunday, April 09, 2000 at 13:06:29 (PDT)
You have a cool web site. I love the beginning graphics. I teach a telecommunications class and am asking that my students check out your web site. Thank you for sharing your treasures.
Marian <megraeb>
Ft. Lupton, CO USA - Friday, April 07, 2000 at 14:38:47 (PDT)
This site is cool. Good work guys! You can join Top100-Websites.com, (http://www.top100-websites.com) Top100-Websites.com
John B <jonh12b@aol.com>
Ramsey, NJ USA - Friday, April 07, 2000 at 03:05:40 (PDT)
THE TELEPHONE IS THE BEST INVNTEN
ULISES
USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 21:48:58 (PDT)
PLO
ULISES
USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 21:47:35 (PDT)
Thanks for helping me do my daughters homework!
Heather McGratten <b.h.kulboi@home.com>
Saskatoon, SK. Canada - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 20:10:40 (PDT)
Wonderful, informative site. You have done a great job. I found you by surfing for oldtime pictures of switchboards. My grandmother was the telephone operator (only one) and my grandfather was the repairman, lineman, etc., in Holdridge Nebraska back in 1918.
Barbara Barber <barb137@aol.com>
Arroyo Grande, CA USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 14:16:57 (PDT)
thank-you for helping us with our project!
sarah and melanie <->
Halifax, ns USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 05:13:54 (PDT)
Real great! thanks
Darkside <junk2@maplecity.com>
il USA - Tuesday, April 04, 2000 at 09:24:02 (PDT)
We own a building that was home to our local Kennewick Valley Telephone company from 1915-1941. I found your site by searching for pictures of early phones.
Joyce <scharold@3-cities.com>
Kennewick , WA USA - Saturday, April 01, 2000 at 06:05:45 (PST)
Thanks for sharing your collection, knowledge and enthusiasm.
Kathleen Lourenco <klourenco@aol.com>
Aurora, CO USA - Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at 06:04:46 (PST)
Hi Ron just happened to find your site really love the work. 'Tell Olga hi for us
the McBride's "Tanbark Farms" <nnnajam @hotmail.com >
Cave Junction, OR USA - Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 02:40:33 (PST)
Different and informative. I've been collecting and tinkering for over 40 years. Love "BELL SYSTEM" and Western Electric equipment.
Bob <monroewaffen@mindspring.com>
Franklinville, N.J. USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 21:15:38 (PST)
Absolutely love the site. Wicked!!
Willow <www.lala.com>
USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 19:38:30 (PST)
i love your website
buffy <mmm.dolly.com>
melvile, USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 19:35:31 (PST)
I am doin a GCSE in ceramics i am 1`5 and the subject for the exam is change i have decided to hake an upright deskset with a mordern mobile phone as the ear pice to show the change in technology please could u send me as many closeups of upright desk sets that u have i really want to get an A
tom eilon <teilon@softhome.net>
London, UK - Tuesday, March 21, 2000 at 13:46:54 (PST)
Your site is wonderful and very well put together. I work with children a lot and am keeping your address as an educational reference. I have heard it told back in 1937 when my father was five, he was always in trouble with his mother for taking the phone apart completely and putting it back together again. No amount of punishment stopped him. It always worked with no problems afterwards though. He was a genius and became a brilliant electrical engineer. What type of phone would that have been? Thanks for a great job done!
MOONPIE <mizroady@yahoo.com>
Ok USA - Saturday, March 18, 2000 at 12:19:32 (PST)
Hi thanks for the info. Oh by the way you should put in a time-line or something like that. Bye
Audra <www.peachey_420@Hotmail.com>
Littleton , Ma USA - Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 12:31:23 (PST)
Thanks for the information
matt j <bmj25@aol.com>
Cleveland, Ohio USA - Thursday, March 09, 2000 at 05:23:41 (PST)
Have Old Western Electric Phone. Unusual real walnut or cherry backboard and lower box with nickel plated hookswitch on bottom box. Upper backboard serves as mounting board only for the mouthpiecewhich also has a nickel plated metal mounting bracket. Think it's a common battery because only a button exists which was probably used to signal the operator. Bottom box also hax double brass bells similar to commonventional wood phone which has these bells mounted on the top box. No ring generator. This phone is in an incredible almost new condition. How do I find out what it is and what it is worth? Thanks, Guy.
Guy Giordano <guysfun25@aol.com>
Harveys-Lake, PA USA - Sunday, March 05, 2000 at 03:43:07 (PST)
What a great piece of work. Wonderful experience.
Curtis Scaglione <CurtScag@cs.com>
Hudson, FL USA - Saturday, March 04, 2000 at 17:02:47 (PST)
I love your web site it had some great information. You see my life revolves around telephones I love them so much! I'm the president of TELEPHONES GALORE!!!! the greatest magazine ever I love Telephones Oh ya I'snt Alexander Graham Bell HOT!!!!!
I love telephones <telephone@telephones.com>
telephone city, ? USA - Thursday, March 02, 2000 at 07:42:17 (PST)
I found this a very interesting site! I think that you should show a picture of the parts of the telephone also. Otherwise I think that this is a great site!
Ilyana Rahman <nysespice1@aol.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Wednesday, March 01, 2000 at 17:43:43 (PST)
I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR SITE. I HAVE WORKED 29 YEARS FOR SPRINT TELEPHONE IN MINNESOTA. IT WAS FORMALLY CALLED PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY.I HAVE A FEW OLD PHONES THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS.
DAVE FLIES <daflies@prodigy.net>
WACONIA, MN USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 16:01:56 (PST)
I found this to be a very interesting site. Keep up the good work.
Elliott J. Toporek <ejt200@hotmail.com>
Burlingame, CA USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 15:12:59 (PST)
Geoff mawdsley from Southampton England. Thanks for your great web-site! I have been interested in telephones and automatic switching equipment for some years now. When I was an apprentice in 1966, the technician had worked on the old Portsmouth exchange installed by AE Co in 1915. After this, all the equip[ment was made in UK> I have never seen one of the old strowger switches with upright relays- do you know of anyone who has Central Office equipment as their hobby? Also, I would like to get an AE co candlestick of 1912 used on the first auto exchange in UK- Epsom. It has a "Mercedes" type dial, nickel plated transmitter and switchook with "H" in it. Any chance of acquiring one of these? Kind regards from England, geoff mawdsley
geoff mawdsley <geoff@gemphone.freeserve.co.uk>
Southampton , England - Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 18:47:18 (PDT)
cool, xcept cars are cooler
Jonathan Wierenga <jonathanwierenga@hotmail.com>
Wellington, New Zealand - Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 16:22:01 (PDT)
Very interesting and informative site. thanks. bill KGO810
Bill Wattenburg
USA - Monday, April 10, 2000 at 01:19:54 (PDT)
A fun site to visit. Thank you for all the information and time spent.
Jack Vrtar <info@glassetcher.com>
San Marino, Ca USA - Sunday, April 09, 2000 at 13:06:29 (PDT)
You have a cool web site. I love the beginning graphics. I teach a telecommunications class and am asking that my students check out your web site. Thank you for sharing your treasures.
Marian <megraeb>
Ft. Lupton, CO USA - Friday, April 07, 2000 at 14:38:47 (PDT)
This site is cool. Good work guys! You can join Top100-Websites.com, (http://www.top100-websites.com) Top100-Websites.com
John B <jonh12b@aol.com>
Ramsey, NJ USA - Friday, April 07, 2000 at 03:05:40 (PDT)
THE TELEPHONE IS THE BEST INVNTEN
ULISES
USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 21:48:58 (PDT)
PLO
ULISES
USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 21:47:35 (PDT)
Thanks for helping me do my daughters homework!
Heather McGratten <b.h.kulboi@home.com>
Saskatoon, SK. Canada - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 20:10:40 (PDT)
Wonderful, informative site. You have done a great job. I found you by surfing for oldtime pictures of switchboards. My grandmother was the telephone operator (only one) and my grandfather was the repairman, lineman, etc., in Holdridge Nebraska back in 1918.
Barbara Barber <barb137@aol.com>
Arroyo Grande, CA USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 14:16:57 (PDT)
thank-you for helping us with our project!
sarah and melanie <->
Halifax, ns USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 05:13:54 (PDT)
Real great! thanks
Darkside <junk2@maplecity.com>
il USA - Tuesday, April 04, 2000 at 09:24:02 (PDT)
We own a building that was home to our local Kennewick Valley Telephone company from 1915-1941. I found your site by searching for pictures of early phones.
Joyce <scharold@3-cities.com>
Kennewick , WA USA - Saturday, April 01, 2000 at 06:05:45 (PST)
Thanks for sharing your collection, knowledge and enthusiasm.
Kathleen Lourenco <klourenco@aol.com>
Aurora, CO USA - Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at 06:04:46 (PST)
Hi Ron just happened to find your site really love the work. 'Tell Olga hi for us
the McBride's "Tanbark Farms" <nnnajam @hotmail.com >
Cave Junction, OR USA - Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 02:40:33 (PST)
Different and informative. I've been collecting and tinkering for over 40 years. Love "BELL SYSTEM" and Western Electric equipment.
Bob <monroewaffen@mindspring.com>
Franklinville, N.J. USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 21:15:38 (PST)
Absolutely love the site. Wicked!!
Willow <www.lala.com>
USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 19:38:30 (PST)
i love your website
buffy <mmm.dolly.com>
melvile, USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 19:35:31 (PST)
I am doin a GCSE in ceramics i am 1`5 and the subject for the exam is change i have decided to hake an upright deskset with a mordern mobile phone as the ear pice to show the change in technology please could u send me as many closeups of upright desk sets that u have i really want to get an A
tom eilon <teilon@softhome.net>
London, UK - Tuesday, March 21, 2000 at 13:46:54 (PST)
Your site is wonderful and very well put together. I work with children a lot and am keeping your address as an educational reference. I have heard it told back in 1937 when my father was five, he was always in trouble with his mother for taking the phone apart completely and putting it back together again. No amount of punishment stopped him. It always worked with no problems afterwards though. He was a genius and became a brilliant electrical engineer. What type of phone would that have been? Thanks for a great job done!
MOONPIE <mizroady@yahoo.com>
Ok USA - Saturday, March 18, 2000 at 12:19:32 (PST)
Hi thanks for the info. Oh by the way you should put in a time-line or something like that. Bye
Audra <www.peachey_420@Hotmail.com>
Littleton , Ma USA - Thursday, March 16, 2000 at 12:31:23 (PST)
Thanks for the information
matt j <bmj25@aol.com>
Cleveland, Ohio USA - Thursday, March 09, 2000 at 05:23:41 (PST)
i like phones
hi <hi hi hi>
mnnmnmmnnn, mn BRAZIL YEA RIGHT - Sunday, March 05, 2000 at 17:06:10 (PST)
Have Old Western Electric Phone. Unusual real walnut or cherry backboard and lower box with nickel plated hookswitch on bottom box. Upper backboard serves as mounting board only for the mouthpiecewhich also has a nickel plated metal mounting bracket. Think it's a common battery because only a button exists which was probably used to signal the operator. Bottom box also hax double brass bells similar to commonventional wood phone which has these bells mounted on the top box. No ring generator. This phone is in an incredible almost new condition. How do I find out what it is and what it is worth? Thanks, Guy.
Guy Giordano <guysfun25@aol.com>
Harveys-Lake, PA USA - Sunday, March 05, 2000 at 03:43:07 (PST)
What a great piece of work. Wonderful experience.
Curtis Scaglione <CurtScag@cs.com>
Hudson, FL USA - Saturday, March 04, 2000 at 17:02:47 (PST)
I love your web site it had some great information. You see my life revolves around telephones I love them so much! I'm the president of TELEPHONES GALORE!!!! the greatest magazine ever I love Telephones Oh ya I'snt Alexander Graham Bell HOT!!!!!
I love telephones <telephone@telephones.com>
telephone city, ? USA - Thursday, March 02, 2000 at 07:42:17 (PST)
I found this a very interesting site! I think that you should show a picture of the parts of the telephone also. Otherwise I think that this is a great site!
Ilyana Rahman <nysespice1@aol.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Wednesday, March 01, 2000 at 17:43:43 (PST)
I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR SITE. I HAVE WORKED 29 YEARS FOR SPRINT TELEPHONE IN MINNESOTA. IT WAS FORMALLY CALLED PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY.I HAVE A FEW OLD PHONES THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS.
DAVE FLIES <daflies@prodigy.net>
WACONIA, MN USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 16:01:56 (PST)
I found this to be a very interesting site. Keep up the good work.
Elliott J. Toporek <ejt200@hotmail.com>
Burlingame, CA USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 15:12:59 (PST)
I found this site to be extremely interesting. My Father started working for Southern California Telephone Company (later Pacific Telephone, Pacific Bell and now SBC) two months before I was born in 1945. He retired 32 yeara later. My Mother went to work for Pacific Telephone when I was 16 and retired 20 years later. So I was raised by the phone company. My sister is an Executive Secretary for SBC now and I worked 14 years as a Service Rep for Pacific Bell. We are really a 'phone company' family and I thoroughtly enjoyed your site. Thanks.
Kathi Faulkner <dankat@mindspring.com>
Duarte, CA USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 09:37:30 (PST)
WELL DONJE AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
DR.MOHAMED AL-MESHAIL. <mnalmeshil@hotmail.com>
kuwait, kuwait USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 09:33:09 (PST)
Love your "stuff". Once I saw a reprint of Westerns Unions reply to A Bell in his offer to sell the telephone to them. Do you know where I might find a copy of this. It is a classic example of a BAD choice.
Ron Keen <rkeen1@winstar.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 08:21:09 (PST)
What a pleasant surprise to find this wonderful, well done, fascinating site while I was on my morning Cyber Break. Thank you so much!!
Lorraine Coleman <lorraine.coleman@am.pnu.com>
Bridgewater, NJ USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 08:19:08 (PST)
Fascinating. Well done! MHT
M. H. Trueluck <Tantezia@aol.com>
Orlando, Fl USA - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 06:18:58 (PST)
loved the web page great pictures just what i needed for my project
robyn and rebecca pearson <pearson.by.7@bigpond.com>
sydney, nsw australia - Monday, February 21, 2000 at 19:10:28 (PST)
I HATE YOU BECAUSE I'M JEALOUS. THERE I FEEL BETTER NOW I STARTED WITH NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO. ON AUG 19 1968 EVENTUALLY, I TRANSFERRED TO ILLINOS BELL 1N 1969. RETURNING FROM MY NAVY OBLIGATION IN DEC 1972, I STARTED COLLECTING IN 1974. I HAVE AND YOU CANNOT HAVE............ A WESTERN ELECTRIC ROUND BASE MULTI LINE PHONE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FROM A FUNERAL HOME IN 1977, AND A STAINLESS STEEL WESTERN ELECTRIC CUSTOM DOUBLE HANDSET, DOUBLE KEY WITH 2 PUSH TO ALERT G STYLE HANDSET USED ON THE NY STOCK EXCHANGE FROM 1967 UNTIL 1987. I UNDERSTAND ONE IS IN THE SMITHSONIAN AND CHICAGO TELEPHONE BOOKS FROM 1890, 1898 & 1900 ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SON TODD IS IN THE 1898 ALONG WITH ALL THE THE WHO'S WHO OF THE TIME IN ADDITION TO MANY WESTERN ELECTRIC WOOD AND BRASS PHONES OF ALL TYPES AND THE GREAT THING IS I HAVE 'EM AND YOU DO NOT THESE TELEPHONES ARE IN OUT OF SERVICE CONDITION AND NEVER BUTCHERED. EVEN HAVE AN AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC MERCEDES DIAL DIAL CANDLESTICK I AM LOOKING FOR A PAYPHONE FROM THE 1920'S AND WOULD LOVE A POTBELLY. SERIOUSLY.....I HAVE SOME STUFF FOR TRADE 'CAUSE I NEED A "PONY" HANDSET
Paul M. McTigue <pmctigue@wirelineinc.com>
rolling Meadows, il USA - Sunday, February 20, 2000 at 18:53:28 (PST)
An excellent collection, well worth seeing!
Gabriel Hsu
White Rock, BC Canada - Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 18:24:27 (PST)
Wonderful Site!! All the pictures and information that this site provided is very helpful for my research. I would like to ask you if you have any latest pictures of telephones, and more information on how telephones have drastically changed from the 1800's till the present for my project. I would really appereciate it, and definately mention your site, on my credits. Thank you, very much and please do reply on my request through e-mail. Best of luck!
Mona <madsss@hotmail.com>
:), :) Canada - Monday, February 14, 2000 at 17:52:05 (PST)
This WebSite helped me and my partner for our History Day Project 2000. Thanx:) for all the info.
Carly Hernandez <Sugarbabie003@hotmail.com>
Middletown, CA USA - Sunday, February 13, 2000 at 14:06:24 (PST)
I like this site because it teaches me about the different kinds of phone there were in the late 1800s and the early 1900s
Jazmin Dion Ellis <www.chynnabird.com>
Philadelphia, Pa USA - Wednesday, February 09, 2000 at 06:58:41 (PST)
i LOVE THIS SITE BECAUSE IT HELPED ME WITH A HISTORY PROJECT THAT I HAD IN GAT WHICH STANDS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED TANX!!!!
Emily Melhorn
Lancaster, PA USA - Wednesday, February 09, 2000 at 06:55:59 (PST)
I love this. I had a project in history, and this page helped a lot. I just wish there were more pictures, mainly of people using the telephone back in the 1800's
Allison <Alleycat04@hotmail.com>
KS USA - Monday, February 07, 2000 at 18:28:13 (PST)
This web page helped me out so much. I hope I ace this project! :p
Leanne Evans
Mississauga, Ontario Canada - Monday, February 07, 2000 at 17:46:57 (PST)
You have a beautiful collection. Makes my mouth water. Let me recommend a small museum to visit on the island of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, in the Caribbean. It belongs to the local telephone company, SETAR. Almost everything was made by L.M.Ericsson, including an ancient magneto switchboard where connections are made, not with plugs, cords and jacks, but with brass pins which connected heavy brass bars, running vertically and horizontally, on the face of the switchboard.
Roger Conklin <roger.conklin@siecor.com>
MIami, FL USA - Monday, February 07, 2000 at 17:25:16 (PST)
Interesting site. The Pacific Bell (SBC) Pioneers have a small phone museum at 140 New Montgomery, in San Francisco. Stop by some time.
Alan Curtis <agcurti@aol.com>
Walnut Creek, CA USA - Saturday, February 05, 2000 at 21:35:47 (PST)
Great Page and pictures. Ido have a small Antique Telephones Store in Bogota Colombia. Please contact me.
Julio Pérez Navarrete <julioperez77@hotmail.com>
bogota, Colombia South America - Friday, February 04, 2000 at 19:00:23 (PST)
i love all the picture they are great. Your museam looks fabuless too. e-mail me information if you can! Sara
sara <sarawertz@hotmail.com>
eugene, or USA - Friday, February 04, 2000 at 14:36:37 (PST)
As controller of the American Public Communications Council, Inc. which represents independent payphone providers in the United States, I find your site most interesting. I have often thought about starting a collection. Yours looks great!
Joe Luber <jluber@apcc.net>
Fairfax, VA USA - Wednesday, February 02, 2000 at 11:53:15 (PST)
Lots of good things thank you.Iwill visit again.
Glenn E. Long <GGGLong@aol.com>
Boise, ID. USA - Tuesday, February 01, 2000 at 18:25:52 (PST)
I recently found two phones in top of our garage very similar to the 1879 Top Box Viaduct Hardware phone you show in this article. The brand name is Kellogg, made in Chicago, USA. They are in excillant condition. As family history has it, they belonged to my Great Grandfather and Grandmother. Do they have any value? Would appreciate any information about these two phones.
Mike Bescoe <mbescoe@zoomnet.net>
Wheelersburg, ohio USA - Tuesday, February 01, 2000 at 13:25:07 (PST)
Hi!, me again, the phone that I have is an automatic AE40 "monophone".
Luis Nieto <lnieto@hotmail.com>
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Tuesday, February 01, 2000 at 11:53:12 (PST)
Hi!, this is a great site. I dropped by 'cause I have a not very old phone (1970's), it's black and looks like the new phones and it needs some restoration but I don't know how to; I'd like somebody to tell me how to restore it please!.
Luis Nieto <lnieto@hotmail.com>
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Tuesday, February 01, 2000 at 06:28:56 (PST)
VERY nice site. Very enjoyable, interesting, and important. American has the finest telephone network in the world thanks to the efforts of the Bell Telephone System and its people for over a hundred years. Please visit www.nadcomm.com
Don Robert House, N.S.E. <drhouse@abac.com>
Fallbrook, CA San Diego County - Friday, January 28, 2000 at 09:30:48 (PST)
VERY nice site. Very enjoyable, interesting, and important. American has the finest telephone network in the world thanks to the efforts of the Bell Telephone System and its people for over a hundred years.
Don Robert House, N.S.E. <drhouse@abac.com>
Fallbrook, CA San Diego County - Friday, January 28, 2000 at 09:29:36 (PST)
This is a great site. It is helping us with our Social Studies Fair Project on Communications! Thanks!!
Leo Luke and Eric Augustin
USA - Friday, January 28, 2000 at 08:38:54 (PST)
I also collect old phones and memorabila. I have a wooden table phone by Leich Co. 1942. Receiver sets in wood cradle on top.
J D Stucker <telcom@ka.net>
Shelbyville, KY usa - Wednesday, January 26, 2000 at 18:16:52 (PST)
Very nice site of yours! I just obtained a 1959 Western Electric 233-G payphone. Always wanted one of those. I'm 43 & remember using payphones like these in St. Louis when I was a virtual kid. Calls were a dime & I never could forget & still love the "ding ding" of a dime being deposited. While a nickel would strike the bell once, two nickels (10 cent phone call) would strike the same spot in rapid order making it's own characteristic "ding ding". While I thought the quarter slot had no dings, it actually has a little chime coil the coin strikes!!! Have to listen close to hear it as it is a quick and rather flat note. Long live old phones. I have to get more!!! Great site & happy collecting.
David Race <showmeit@hotmail.com>
St. Louis, MO USA - Tuesday, January 25, 2000 at 20:01:44 (PST)
Have some parts and tel. for sale. Looking for a nice colored picture of a Viaduct two box paddle phone . Also need some info. on the Viaduct Tel. manu. co. Baltimore, Md. Thanks Allan (Tim) Thomas
Allan Thomas <allanfromberlin@webtv.com>
Berlin, Md USA - Monday, January 24, 2000 at 12:37:49 (PST)
Thank you alot for putting your web sit on the Netscape this sit helped me out with my History Report........
Samantha Hennigh
Bonner Spgs, KS USA - Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at 09:19:42 (PST)
hi thank you alot for every thing this sit realy helped me outwith my History report
Samantha Hennigh
Bonner Spgs, KS USA - Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at 09:15:39 (PST)
Thanx So Much I Have A Report To Do ... This Helped Alot :OÞ
Heather <CATGIRLTX@hotmail.com>
San Antonio, TX USA - Monday, January 17, 2000 at 06:51:40 (PST)
I enjoyed your site. Lots of great pictures & information. Thanks!
Pina
PA USA - Sunday, January 16, 2000 at 08:44:01 (PST)
Thanks for the page
Jim Ringle <jimaring@email.msn.com>
Brentwood, TN USA - Saturday, January 15, 2000 at 03:53:10 (PST)
This was a wonderful Site..... I would recommend this site to people who are researching about telephones..... =) Check you out laters again...... Till then.... Take care... =)Smile (=
Joy <Temptation4Life@hotmail.com>
Hawaii, HI USA - Friday, January 14, 2000 at 11:12:52 (PST)
This was a wonderful Site..... I would recommend this site to people who are researching about telephones..... =) Check you out laters again...... Till then.... Take care... =)Smile (=
MaryJoy <Temptation4Life@hotmail.com>
Hawaii, HI USA - Friday, January 14, 2000 at 11:11:38 (PST)
It would be neat to see the telephones as the progressed upward to the modern day.
Laurie Caouette <lcdcjayco@aol.com>
Belchertown, Ma USA - Wednesday, January 12, 2000 at 09:55:34 (PST)
Great Site, researching the invention of the telephone for my 4th grade class. THanks for the information.
T Bucco
NJ USA - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 15:45:47 (PST)
what a great site! I've been picking up telephones here and there just because I liked how they look. All of a sudden I have a small collection! decided to find out more about them. Your site is just great; it really inspires me to learn about the telephones as well as collect them Thanks-
Melody Carlson <rogermel69@aol.com>
Aurora, IL USA - Monday, January 10, 2000 at 20:04:37 (PST)
very interesting.brings back some memories.
terry amerman <tdamerman@yahoo.com>
indianapolis, in USA - Tuesday, January 04, 2000 at 11:35:04 (PST)
cool dude
so and so
western city, ny USA - Tuesday, January 04, 2000 at 06:07:22 (PST)

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