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Circa 1900, Rare and Miscellaneous Items

Item	Click on the pictures for Better Images	Description	Price
1/1	Extremely rare LM Ericsson (Royal Stockholm) 20 lines Magneto Switchboard With all of the important characteristics of the earliest of the Ericsson telephone exchanges Click on images for more information	Click on images for more information LM Ericsson (Royal Stockholm) Never before seen for sale Other pictures	$27,750
1/1b	Click on image for more pictures LME Skeleton AC120 reasonable original cords.	LM Ericsson, Skeleton/Eiffel Tower telephones. This is one of the true classics of telephony: popularly known as the "Eiffel Tower" in America, "Coffee Grinder" in Australia and "Skeleton" in the UK and Australia.. It was manufactured in Stockholm, Sweden by L. M. Ericsson, in the period 1892 – 1929 and numbered the AC110, AC120, or AC140 for slight component variations. Type AC 120/130	$975 Other pictures This model has been used almost all over the world and nearly a million were made. Its big popularity resulted in the fact that in Denmark alone there were two factories that made imitations and it was extensively copied worldwide. Almost all Scandinavian telephone companies used the "Eiffel-Tower" telephone. The beautiful design of the set and relative availability are good reasons why it is a highly regarded collector's item today.
1/2	Click on image for more pictures	A very rare LM Ericsson telephone. Similar to the Commonwealth Ericsson but with a different lightning arrestor, switch hook, concealed terminals at the top, more ornate ('deluxe' shaped) at the bottom and the timber front to the battery housing Very original, National Telephone Company (NTC), made by LM Ericsson UK. Battery box restored and bell motor cover repainted and has new graphics. Repainted bell motor cover. French polish restored. Front cover lock, escutcheon and key are reproductions - most often missing	$975
1/3	Click on image	Almost 110 years old. Very original, genuine AB520 (PMG Commonwealth Ericsson). Manufactured 1909. These telephones were early telephones imported from Sweden and used on the Australian network by the PMG in the early 1900's. Battery box is the "faux timber" paint finish and bell motor cover has been repainted and have new LM Ericsson graphics/Ericsson logo. This one has a very nice mahogany timber colour. Marked as "PMG" on the handset and deck. No internal components missing. For more information, click on the picture	$ I have another one waiting restoration 1909 - An AB520 (PMG Commonwealth Ericsson)
1/6		L.M. Ericsson DE100 wall phone c1920s. IN GOOD CONDITION! Very nice collectable phone. Made in UK - Ericsson Beeston. Ageless design. Phone is around 90 years old! Specimens such as this are rarely available! Casing is painted metal - Handset complete and original Click on image for more pictures	$525
1/7a	*This telephone has sold*	Automatic Electric telephones from 1910-20's These telephones are very rare, but I have a more than I need so I will negotiate to sell to an interested collector.	Email for more pictures
1/7b	Click on the picture for more (larger) images	This particular Automatic Electric is not the first version but it is a genuine Australian PMG version. Working model. These phones would have been bought by the PMG from the US manufacturer in conjunction with the Strowger exchange installations	A rare PMG telephone $475
1/7c	Click on the picture for more (larger) images	Another 2nd version Automatic Electric . Although the earpiece has some small chips, I have left it on this phone because it is the rarer genuine model with the small (permanent magnet-less) insert. These phones would have been bought by the PMG from the US manufacturer in conjunction with the Strowger exchange installations	A rare PMG telephone $525
1/8a	Click on a picture for more (larger) images	SOLD An early 1900's European 'partner' telephone - OB05 was used in offices where a telephone was shared by staff typically seated on opposite sides of a partner desk Everything original, even a good quality original art work of the German postal/telephone service (Deutsche Reichspost). It also has the rarer oval shaped handgrip on the handset	A rare telephone SOLD
1/8b	Click on a picture for more (larger) images	Partner Telephone An early 1900's European 'partner' telephone - OB05 was used in offices where a telephone was shared by staff typically seated on opposite sides of a partner desk Everything original. Exceptional original Nickel plating. Excellent cords. It also has the rarer tapered handgrip on the handset	A rare telephone $685
1/9		c1920. An unusual pair of French "Pherophone" intercom handsets Designed to work in conjunction with the early Annunciator panels for signalling and power supply etc In good original condition, with original Nickel plating and the ornate filigree designs of the early 1900s wouldn't look out of place in the silverware cabinet The one with the attached cord (last picture), has the inbuilt switchhook in the receiver module Click on the pictures to enlarge	$275
1/10a		A much rarer French version of the Candlestick telephone made by LM Ericsson. In exceptional original condition, with original Nickel plating and the second “Mother-in-Law” receiver.	A rare item $1150 Email for more pictures
1/10b		From the early 1900s, another upright version of the unique French manufactured telephone. Colloquially named the Violon (Violin), and is in excellent condition	Exceptional rare Telephone $1100 Email for more pictures
1/11	Click on a picture	*Extremely rare Australian Telegraph history* From the late 1800s, I have been able to obtain a very rare Oppenheimer telegraph pole for my collection. It was a very costly exercise, but at the same time, I have had some extra ones transported back to Brisbane and some are available for sale. The Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin was completed in 1872. Initially the line was built using locally cut timber poles, but they lasted little more than one year due to termites and bush fires. They were replaced quickly by these Oppenheimer galvanised cast iron poles shipped from England. Telegraph lines were built at around the same timeframe in the eastern states	$475 and $625 round / oval Email for more pictures
1/13	The Ericsson Chronicle	Printed in Sweden in the year 2000, this Chronicle tracks the development of the company and the LME products from 1876 to 2000 480 pages and hard back with a glossy dust cover The book contains pictures of some of the rare Ericsson products and outlines the manufacturing in various countries. Wonderful colour pictures of rare telephones and also the various LME logos used throughout the world. Any collector of rare Ericsson telephones will find this book of immense value.	*Produced in Y2K for Telecommunications Industry Professionals.* *Not originally for sale to the Public* $90
1/14		A 1950's series of 10 "postcards" depicting a risqué office story with the telephone in picture. Some may see this as voyeurism, but I think this (complete) postcard set is just another interesting by-product of the impact of the telephone in our society. Scanned postcards and printed on photo paper - each monochrome print is 13 x 7cm The risqué aspect of "the telephone" and collecting telephone history are also briefly mentioned in my book and my Internet Pages The attached picture is a very low resolution, but the printed copies are of the same quality as the originals.	From the 1950's a Risqué Telephone story *Difficult to find the whole story* $20
1/information		LM Ericsson, “Skeleton” telephone. Lifting/Carrying DO's/DON'Ts 1892 - Magneto set "Eiffel-Tower" with handset This is one of the true classics of telephony: popularly known as the "Eiffel Tower" in America, "Coffee Grinder" in Australia and "Skeleton" in the UK and Australia.. It was manufactured in Stockholm, Sweden by L. M. Ericsson, in the period 1892 – 1929 and numbered the AC110, AC120, or AC140 for slight component variations.	Email for availability, and more pictures