1929 French Telephone

Early French desk telephone. Oak case houses a hand-cranked generator. Nickel plated cradle. Original wire. Innovative for the time, this particular telephone sports an additional earpiece that allows a second person to hear the conversation. Oak and brass cradle phone. Unrestored.

 Earpiece Reads: 'ADJUCATION 1928 LOT:4 COMBINE B.L. Modele 1910 No. 13'

Mouthpiece Reads: 'PROPRIETE DE L'ETAT CONCOURS DU 21 AOUT 1919 No. 4355'

Secondary Earpiece Reads: '☆STE DES TELEPH. ERICSSON ☆ ADJUCATION 1925-LOT 16- No. 3730'

Plaque Reads: <<PROPRIETE L'ETAT, ADJUD ON 1929 LOT 15, APPAREIL MOBILE POUR COMBINE, MODELE 1910 No. 1502, ETS L. HAMM, RUE DE P;ONTHEIU- PARIS'

Plaque Translates: 'Property of the State Patent August 1929 Lot 15 mobile device for combine model 1910 number 1502 STE the telephone equipment of Paris'. 

Weight: 10.24 lbs.

Dimensions: 10.0” x 10.5” x 7.0”