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Posted 14 years ago
tomkat779
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from ohio (obviously), not sure how old. piece is solid and heavy either cast brass or copper. any other info please forward to tomkat779@prodigy.net
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Wow! awesome... how big is this?
Its old - I would say between 1908 and 1921, because that was the Bell logo design then.
In 1920 Cleveland Telephone became the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. and purchased the Ohio property of the Central Union Telephone Co. In 1921 Ohio State Telephone merged with Ohio Bell. Over the next 4 years, Ohio Bell, based in Cleveland, unified telephone service throughout the state. In 1927 Ohio Bell began introducing dial telephones in Cleveland. So it would be in the 20's. Dave
It measures 4" across the bottom and approx. 2 3/4" across the top and is 4" tall. 5/16" thick.
GREAT OLD TEL. CO. PIECE AND OUT OF THE NORM ,NEVER SEE THIS ONE BEFORE ,THANKS FOR SHARING
why hasn't ttomtucker posted here yet?
I have seen these on Ebay and the seller claims that the buried cable marks are from the 1920's. Looking at the Bell logo it follows along the lines of the 21 Bell signs. This is a unusual buried cable marker.
I just stumbled accross one of these this weekend. I actually found it camping and it was laying next to a concrete monument presumable placed by Ohio Bell company at the time. What a lucky find. I do not know any history on this item besides what is posted here. Does anyone have a value on this or is anyone interested?