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    Posted 8 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    I happened to be driving home via a route by the dunes and spotted some estate sale signs, so I decided to take a look.

    Sadly I was half an hour too late for the big wood wall-mount phone and some others, a very early gramaphone with an entire box of cylinder records in a original carrier, circa 1870s pictorial (flower) stoneware, a ink bottle crate, and much more I saw walking out the door, including three paper-label bottles-- one with a horse'shaped label.
    And much went to the same guy, whom I'm well acquainted with. LOL.

    As I had only $17, I picked this over other items. It was half off, at $15, so I couldn't resist (there was another ringer box and an extension ringer).

    Still works. I reattached the loose wires but am not sure what they do (final photo).

    I'm hoping to know who made it and its age along with what type of phone it was for?

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      Wouldn't this have to be attached to a phone ? Why a ringer & generator if no way to talk ?
    2. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      Attach to a candlestick?
    3. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      I was thinking attached to a candlestick phone. I have a wringer box with hand set phone so could be for any sort of phone like that. I am think candlestick due to the 5 bar magneto. But I am wondering about where a battery would be kept or if it needed a battery. Where is ttomtucker?
    4. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      He'll be around.

      My mom wants to replace the current bell box for our door bell with this. The thing is so heavy, though, I'm afraid of it falling (even anchored or in a stud) and hurting our cat.
    5. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      Forget the cat unless you plan on it dropping on it 9 times. LOL !!
    6. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      The box would surely be dead the second time.
    7. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 8 years ago
      Your Western Electric magneto box was produced from 1908 to the 1920's. it was used with the non-dial candlestick telephones.
    8. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      Thanks to Ttom, we have the history. Now you can drop it on the cat ! LOL ! Is it real obvious that I don't care for cats ? LOL !!
    9. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      TTomTucker, thank you for the information.

      Blunderbuss, our cat Ki Ki is so lovey and soft and pretty.
    10. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      Everything you could want in a rug. LOL ! Just having fun with you.
    11. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      SB you can hit the Mistery Solved button now.
    12. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      I could, but do I really wanna? :P

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