Here's a vintage 1901 model, wood, wall-mounted, crank telephone that is an attractive work of art for any home, especially for the rustic, traditional, nostalgic decor.
"Shirley. This is Tom Best. Be a doll and ring up Pete Smithington for me please. I have a deal to offer him that he simply can't refuse. Thanks."
The Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company, the makers of this telephone, has an interesting history.
Founded in 1897 by Milo G. Kellogg after Alexander Graham Bell's telephone patents expired in 1893 and 1894, Kellogg started out as a manufacturer of equipment for independent telephone companies.
Kellogg soon gained a wide reputation for its advanced and efficient switchboard technology. Kellogg also was famous for its attractive Art Deco phones during the 1930s and 1940s. The company competed with Western Electric and the Bell System before being absorbed into ITT in 1951.
Milo G. Kellogg invented a large variety of telephone products. By the early 1900s, oak Kellogg phones were being integrated into matching tables, so the devices would literally become a part of a home’s furnishings.
According to Wikipedia:
Milo G. Kellogg invented a large variety of telephone products. By the early 1900s, oak Kellogg phones were being integrated into matching tables, so the devices would literally become a part of a home’s furnishings.
Do you remember the old 2L-5D Exchange Name System of dialing?
"Yes Shirley. I'd like MUrray Hill 7-8995 please. Thank you."
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At least four popular songs use old telephone exchanges in their names: "PEnnsylvania 6-5000" (PE 6-5000), recorded by Glenn Miller, "BEechwood 4-5789", by The Marvelettes, "LOnesome 7-7203 by Hawkshaw Hawkins, and "ECho Valley 2-6809" by The Partridge Family. PEnnsylvania 6-5000 was later spoofed in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Transylvania 6-5000.
At least four popular songs use old telephone exchanges in their names: "PEnnsylvania 6-5000" (PE 6-5000), recorded by Glenn Miller, "BEechwood 4-5789", by The Marvelettes, "LOnesome 7-7203 by Hawkshaw Hawkins, and "ECho Valley 2-6809" by The Partridge Family. PEnnsylvania 6-5000 was later spoofed in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Transylvania 6-5000.
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Bring back memories of a long gone era, when telephone customers and companies were connected through the local switchboard operator, with this beautiful old-fashioned Kellogg phone.
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