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1905 Automatic Electric Co Strowger Candlestick Telephone

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    Posted 13 years ago

    ttomtucker
    (313 items)

    I bought this Strowger candlestick off Ebay and it had many issue's. the dial card and the dial card cover plate were missing. It was missing the ring control button at the bottom, and it had the wrong transmitter face plate, plus it was all brass. Several months later the candlestick has been restored.

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    1. aycockonxion aycockonxion, 13 years ago
      Did you do the restoration job yourself? It looks amazing!
    2. Signaholic Signaholic, 13 years ago
      Wow Tom, what a great restoration you did there! Gotta get me a cool Candlestick phone!
    3. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      aycockonxion, I did most of the restoral myself, however I left the nickel plating up to a professional. I do nickel plating, but not on this scale. I plate transmitters, back cups and hookswitchs, thumb screws and nuts.
    4. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      thank you Signaholic
    5. aycockonxion aycockonxion, 13 years ago
      You did an awesome job with it, Tom. It turned out great!
    6. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you aycockonxion
    7. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you Kevin
    8. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you kerry10456
    9. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you BELLIN68
    10. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Love your phone Tom, but then I love all your phones!
    11. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you officialfuel, It's been fun restoring telephones over the years.
    12. AntiquePhoneGal, 13 years ago
      Beautiful restoration. This is one of my favorite sticks.
    13. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thanks you AntiquePhoneGal
    14. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you vanskyock24
    15. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you Cevelleman69
    16. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you earthandmagneto
    17. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you toolate2
    18. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      thank you fourpeepsake
    19. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you MooreAntiques
    20. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you packrat-place
    21. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank You TylulaVintage
    22. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you trgrubaugh
    23. bem6207 bem6207, 13 years ago
      I love it! Will you check out the telephone I posted to tell me more about it?
    24. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you bem6207, I have posted a message about your telephone.
    25. mikielikesigns2 mikielikesigns2, 13 years ago
      ohh Mikie likie
    26. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you Mikie likie
    27. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 12 years ago
      Thank you ontphonetech
    28. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 12 years ago
      Thanks you AngelinaRose33
    29. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 12 years ago
      Thank you BELLIN68
    30. MattyG MattyG, 12 years ago
      What an awesome phone you have there, and wonderful restoration job. It made me think, to the original owner this was just a telephone and now over 100 years later it's on CW being praised. As I look around my kitchen I wonder what items we may not consider collectible now may be on display by folks like us in the future : )
    31. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 12 years ago
      MattyG, Thank you for your comment. It makes you wonder what will be collectible in the near future. I have seen where the first color phones from the fifty has become collectible for the younger generation.
    32. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 12 years ago
      WoW ...awesome phone ..You did a great job bringing it back to life...
    33. BLACKBLIGHT, 11 years ago
      Awesome phone, thanks for showing
    34. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 9 years ago
      Thank you BLACKBLIGHT
    35. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 8 years ago
      Thank you Yen

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