Western Electric #10 Candlestick Telephone W/ Long Pole OST Receiver Circa 1900 For Sale

BUY IT NOW.ALL SALE ITEMS CAN BE COMBINED TO SAVE ON SHIPPING. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN SAVE ON COMBINED

Selling 5 vintage early 1900s candlestick telephones including a few hard to find classics. Shipping can get expensive as these telephones are heavy & require extra large, sturdy boxes to protect them in transit. Phones are shipped from zip code 05674. Buyers in zip codes beginning with 7, 8 or 9 will be paying the highest shipping cost. Shipping costs are estimates only. If the actual cost is lower you will receive a shipping refund. You have the option of choosing either USPS Priority Mail or the less expensive USPS Ground Advantage.Thank you. Carl Lobel

THE ITEM DESCRIPTION:The Western ElectricNo. 10 tapered shaft candlestick telephone was in production from1898 to 1904. It is 12” high. The back of the transmitter head ismarked Patented In USA Nov 17 – 91 Nov 1 – 92. The bottom frontof the transmitter has a small number plate with the number 424. Thelong pole receiver with 2 outside terminals is a brown bakelite orgutta percha material & measures 7 ½” high. Receiver isunmarked. The receiver appears to have been cracked or broken &repaired. The repaired area is about the midpoint of the pole on 1side & measures about 1 ¾” long. You can see remnants of theglue repair. A well done repair. The telephone is nickel plated brass& the original nickel finish is in outstanding condition with 1wear spot on the bottom of the transmitter just above ENTE in theword Patented. The gold colored cord coming out of the base israggedy & is probably original. The red/black cord with the 4ends having metal pins to attach to the phone is old but is notlikely original. The 2 knurled knobs that hold the cord in place atthe top of the receiver do not match. The larger 1 is original &the smaller one appears to be a replacement. The green cord thatconnects the phone shaft to the transmitter also appears to beoriginal. On the bottom is the remnants of original green felt. Allof the telephones that I have for sale are being sold “as is” &“as found.” I never did any work to the phones in my collectionwhich was assembled between the years 1990 & 1994. Telephones were one of my specialties during the course of my long career in theantiques business 1977 to 2011 at Warren Antiques in Warren, VT. Thephysical store closed in 2012 but still lives online. Just googleWarren Antiques, Warren, VT. 042024/90AAJJ(1).Shipping boxwill weigh about 10 lbs & the box measures about14” X 12” X 12”
NEXT, THE IMPORTANT PLEASE READ. YOU NEED ONLY READ THIS ONCE. THANK READ COMPLETE DESCRIPTION & VIEW ALL MY PHOTOGRAPHS AS THE PICTURES ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE READ TERMS OF SALE & SHIPPING/HANDLING CHARGES.sale SALE ITEMSCAN BE COMBINED TO SAVE ON SHIPPING.TERMS OF SALE: EVERYTHING SOLD “AS IS”. I WILL ACCEPT RETURNS IF THERE HAS BEEN A MATERIAL ERROR IN MY DESCRIPTION. YOUR COMPLETE SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED. IMPORTANT - PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE offerDING & SALE ENDS. I OFFER THE STANDARD RETURN POLICY. MONEY BACK GUARANTEED. BUYER PAYS RETURN SHIPPING.U.S. SHIPPING/HANDLING CHARGES: ITEM WILL SHIP PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING.INTERNATIONALSHIPPING/HANDLING CHARGES:THIS LOT WILL SHIP INTERNATIONAL FIRST CLASS MAIL.ALL PACKAGES SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PAYMENT. PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WHICH WILL BE THE ONLY INVOICE THAT WILL SHOW THE COMBINED SHIPPING CHARGES. IF YOU PAY BEFORE RECEIVING MY INVOICE YOU MAY NOT GET THE BENEFIT OF REDUCED SHIPPING CHARGES. MY INVOICE WILL CLEARLY STATE THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING THE COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT.