The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company Pin

02/07/2025

The dilemma is these pins are plentiful and ordinary. But, the older pins are marked 14K gold, and therefore are sold as scrap. It is sad really.

The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company was formed around 1906 by combining Sunset Telephone & Telegraph, Oregon Telephone & Telegraph, and the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph. The PT&T Co. held subsidiaries in Southern California Telephone Company and Bell Telephone Co. of Nevada. Later, Pacific Telephone controlled a division, Pacific Telephone Northwest.

This is an older version of the pin, and it takes a careful eye to spot the unusual rope and loop at the top of a 1910 through 1921 bell.

Enjoy!