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| SALESMAN'S SAMPLE, STROMBERG CARLSON CANDLESTICK PHONE. 3" TALL |
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| SALESMAN'S SAMPLE, WESTERN ELECTRIC "PRINCESS" PHONE. ON THE BOTTOM, "IT'S LITTLE, IT'S LOVELY, IT LITES" APROX 4 1/4" LONG. |
| THEY ARE NOT PHONES |
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| OLD WESTERN ELECTRIC TELEPHONE BATTERIES |
| EARLY TELEPHONE GLASS BATTERIES |
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| N. Y. TEL, WET PAINT SING |
| 1950s ADVERTISING STICKER |
| copyright 2001, mike's vintage telephone |
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| 1950s GLASS PROMOTIONAL DISH |
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| BEAM BOTTLE STILL SEALED |
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| AMERICAN TELEPHONE TOKENS. DURING THE EARLY YEARS SHOP KEEPERS SPLIT THE TAKE FROM PAYPHONES WITH THE TELEPHONE COMPANY. WHEN SLUGS WERE FOUND THEY WERE CHARGED TO THE SHOP OWNER NOT THE PHONE COMPANY. SO MANY STORE OWNERS ADDED ATTACHMENTS TO THE PAYPHONES THAT REQUIRED NICKEL SIZE TOKENS WITH SPECIAL GROOVES OR SHAPES TO BE DEPOSITED. THEY THEN SOLD THE TOKENS FOR FIVE CENTS TO CUSTOMERS. |