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c1910 Dean Electric Telephone Apparatus Co. Most unusual way that the top transmitter cup is attached to the stem; unlike almost every other candlestick with a swivel mount attached by a bolted arrangements, this is a fixed (welded) transmitter cup.
Stromberg Carlson, Roman Column.
Globe candlestick hider
Some more pictures of my Candlesticks
The
Candlestick, or Pedestal telephone
was most widely used in the 1920’s, but there were some very ornate versions
manufactured as early as the 1890’s.
The
US versions are often referred to as the Elliott Ness phone as a reference to
the era, and also to the their use in movies of this era. In the UK they are
sometimes called the “Daffodil phone”.
In
Australia, the term “Candlestick” is most common, while the much later
Ericofon pedestal, has often been called the “Homicide” phone in reference
to their use in the very popular TV series of the same name.
The
European versions were quite different in style to the UK/US as is shown in my European
pages.
Pedestal telephones
,
(including the candlestick
) made
their entry around 1900, with some extremely ornate varieties produced in the US
and Europe. Although the European
telephones were very different pedestal designs, they had a common objective of
reduced “footprint” to occupy less desk space
Pedestal telephones
,
(including the candlestick
) made
their entry around 1900, with some extremely ornate varieties produced in the US
and Europe. Although the European
telephones were very different pedestal designs, they had a common feature of
reduced “footprint” to occupy less desk space
These
pictures show before and after restoration of a Stromberg-Carlson “oil
can”
-
manufactured
between 1901 and 1905.
This is
an example where the underlying telephone had almost no damage, but a century of
grime had damaged the original nickel plate finish to such an extent that a new
finish was needed. Typically of all manufacturers, the ornate styles disappeared in favour of the more austere and economic styles of the early 1900’s when more paint, black japanning etc were used instead of nickel-plating.
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c1901 The North Electric Company "Pot Belly".
c1905 The Century "Split Shaft" also pictured open for access to the switch hook contacts for maintenance
The following pictures show some more examples (many of US manufacture), and also a couple of the very popular "lamp conversions".
The Kellogg Griffin
Some images of an original graphic called a Griffin; an Eagle head and wings with the body and tail of a Lion. An artist took the Griffin idea and made it in a sitting position so that it formed a "K". It became the graphic used in much of the documentation and signage used by Kellogg between 1930 and mid-1950s
