Antique Candlestick Telephone with Bakelite Receiver c1905–1925 army club Circa 1950s–60s

Circa 1950s–60s

she was commissioned by Solomon R

An exceptional antique Pears Soap advertising figure

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Likely German or Central European in origin

Antique Candlestick Telephone with Bakelite Receiver c1905–1925 army club Circa 1950s–60sA genuine early 20th century candlestick desk telephone, dating to around 19051925, retaining its original steel base, upright stem and transmitter with a later brown Bakelite receiver and period braided cloth cord. Candlestick telephones were among the first desk telephones used before the widespread adoption of rotary dial instruments. Early examples relied on a separate wall or desk mounted ringer box (subset) and manual telephone exchanges, making