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Spearpoint
Ericsson wall telephone (aka Deluxe)
Very original, genuine PMG Commonwealth Ericsson AB520. Manufactured
1902. Marked PMG on the timberwork. These telephones were early telephones imported from Sweden and used
on the Australian network by the PMG in the early 1900's. French polish
restored inside and out. a very nice deep Mahogany
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Rare phone $975
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Nice
original, Jydsk. Manufactured in early 1900s.
Battery box and bell motor cover have been repainted and have new
graphics logo. Repainted bell motor cover. French polish
restored. This
one has a very nice deep Oak timber. Good original Nickel plating Advertised
for a friend so please contact Mark,
on 07-3256 7991, or 0418272281 |
$575
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How
to/not to Carry
a
Skeleton / Eiffel Tower
LM Ericsson,
Skeleton/Eiffel Tower telephones.
Type
AC 120/130
Very
desirable telephones, in exceptional condition |
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- LM Ericsson later version
AC130 (UK manufactured).
Also called the no16. Completely un-restored but in very good condition and with a very good handset.
$1325
Earlier version
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- Rare 5 terminal LM Ericsson
Skeleton, AC110. $
Fitted
with a dial. Obviously a later conversion but appears done by an expert.
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Rare
LME Ericsson Commemorative;
In 1976 Ericsson reproduced their popular model
AC110 skeletal in 1976 under commission from the Swiss PTT celebrates100th
anniversary of both the first telephone patent 1876 and founding of LM
Ericsson Company in April 1876. The Ericsson AC110, designed in 1892 was
the first commercially available desk telephone with a 1 pce handset and
became the mainstay of the company for nearly 38 years with over one
million made. Only 5000 of this telephone were produced and are extremely
accurate except for two easily noted mistakes in design. The
“mistakes” were either by intention to prevent being mistaken for
original or the result of a flipped image of an original used in the
design layout. 1. The ringer motor is located on the opposite side of the
telephone. 2. In addition the handset cord enters the side of the ebonite
deck where the line terminal cord should enter as opposed to being
connected to exterior terminals on the side of the deck |
$765
The Commemorative model
is probably the rarest of all LME Skeleton models, with only 5000 made.
One
of the pictures shows this phone next to an original Ericsson AC110,
designed in 1892
and of which millions were made.
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Telephone
Manufacturing Company
Made
in the UK, 1920 (see the lable) and installed at the Sydney office of
Jackson and O'Sullivan publishers.
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timberwork looks nice enough. The press buttons are marked with
designations such as "stationery" etc.
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This
is a most unusual "Partner" phone with two generator
handles and that would have been located in the centre of a partner desk
and shared by two employees. Unusual shaped "tapered" handgrip
on the elegant styled handset.
Sweden may well have been the
origin of the partner phone when LM Ericsson in the 1890's designed and
manufactured the twin handled magneto phones in the Skeleton and Tunnan
styles
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good original condition. Some small white paint spots on the back of the
Black body of the phone.
Slight
paint wear on the tapered handgrip
$Sold
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This
telephone has sold
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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.
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This
particular Automatic Electric is not the
first version but it is a genuine Australian PMG version. Working model
with a later transmitter insert for more efficiency.
These
phones would have been bought by the PMG from the US manufacturer in
conjunction with the Strowger exchange installations
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A
rare PMG telephone
$450
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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.
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rare item
$750
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From
the early 1900s, another upright version of the unique French manufactured
telephone. Colloquially named the Violon (Violin), it has been recently
restored and is in excellent condition |
Exceptional
rare Telephone
$825
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First
200 Years of Communications Australia 1788-1988
Telecom
Australia Commemorative Plate
Limited
Edition
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Produced
in 1988 for Telecom Major
Customers
Never
sold to the Public
$85

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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.
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From
the 1950's a Risqué Telephone story
Difficult to find the whole story
$12.50

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LM Ericsson,
“Skeleton” telephone.
Lifting/Carrying
DO's/DON'Ts
This one has
sold but I do have quite a number in my collection and will occasionally
have one available for sale.
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.
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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.
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