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After Bell's patents expired in 1894, there was a decade of intense competition between dozens of independent companies to produce fancy, innovative candlestick phones for wealthy business and residential customers.
Allen-Hussey Co. Bee Hive Potbelly
Allen-Hussey Co. Bee Hive Potbelly
American Electric 1894 Telescoping Potbelly
American Electric 1894 Telescoping Potbelly
American Electric Pencil Shaft
American Electric Pencil Shaft
Bell Telephone of Canada No. 4 Candlestick
Bell Telephone of Canada No. 4 Candlestick
Chicago Telephone Supply Co. Desk Set
Chicago Telephone Supply Co. Desk Set
Columbia 1894 Fluted Shaft Desk Set
Columbia 1894 Fluted Shaft Desk Set
Colvin Wooden Potbelly
Colvin Wooden Potbelly
Connecticut Telephone Fluted Shaft Desk Set
Connecticut Telephone Fluted Shaft Desk Set
Couch and Seeley Square Base
Couch and Seeley Square Base
Edmonstone Company Anders Push-Button Desk Set
Edmonstone Company Anders Push-Button Desk Set
Electrical Engineering Co. Desk Set
Electrical Engineering Co. Desk Set
Ericsson wooden candlestick
Ericsson wooden candlestick
General Telephone Co. Potbelly Desk Stand
General Telephone Co. Potbelly Desk Stand
Julius Andrae desk set
Julius Andrae desk set
L.M. Ericsson & Co. Potbelly Desk Set
L.M. Ericsson & Co. Potbelly Desk Set
Manhattan Electrical Supply Co. Tapered Shaft
Manhattan Electrical Supply Co. Tapered Shaft
Manhattan Electrical Supply Rope Shaft Candlestick
Manhattan Electrical Supply Rope Shaft Candlestick
Manhattan Electrical Supply Rope Shaft Desk Set
Manhattan Electrical Supply Rope Shaft Desk Set
Mianus Electric Co. Rope Shaft
Mianus Electric Co. Rope Shaft
National Telephone 1894 Swing Mount Pencil Shaft
National Telephone 1894 Swing Mount Pencil Shaft
National Telephone Mfg. Co. Pencil Shaft
National Telephone Mfg. Co. Pencil Shaft
Ness Automatic Desk Set
Ness Automatic Desk Set
Ornate candlestick
Ornate candlestick
Pencil Rope Candlestick
Pencil Rope Candlestick
Pencil Shaft Candlestick
Pencil Shaft Candlestick
Phoenix Electric Rope Shaft Desk Set
Phoenix Electric Rope Shaft Desk Set
Roman Column
Roman Column
San Francisco Potbelly Candlestick
San Francisco Potbelly Candlestick
Shaver 12 Button Desk Set
Shaver 12 Button Desk Set
Standard Telephone Rope Shaft
Standard Telephone Rope Shaft
Stromberg Carlson 1894 Coffee Grinder
Stromberg Carlson 1894 Coffee Grinder
Stromberg-Carlson Desk Set
Stromberg-Carlson Desk Set
Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. #19 Rope Shaft Candlestick
Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. #19 Rope Shaft Candlestick
Western Electric No. 3-A Potbelly
Western Electric No. 3-A Potbelly
Western Electric No. 9 Potbelly
Western Electric No. 9 Potbelly
Wilhelm No. 10 Automatic Intercommunicating Portable Desk Set
Wilhelm No. 10 Automatic Intercommunicating Portable Desk Set
Wilhelm Potbelly Stick
Wilhelm Potbelly Stick
Wilhelm Telephone Mfg. Candlestick
Wilhelm Telephone Mfg. Candlestick
Wilhelm Telephone Mfg. Co. Potbelly Desk Set
Wilhelm Telephone Mfg. Co. Potbelly Desk Set
Williams Abbott Electric Co. Potbelly Candlestick
Williams Abbott Electric Co. Potbelly Candlestick
WE #10 Oilcan Candlestick
WE #10 Oilcan Candlestick
Western Electric No. 10 Black Tapered Shaft
Western Electric No. 10 Black Tapered Shaft
Ackerman-Boland No. 172 Desk Telephone Plug System
Ackerman-Boland No. 172 Desk Telephone Plug System
B-R Electric Desk Set
B-R Electric Desk Set
Century Split Shaft Candlestick
Century Split Shaft Candlestick
Clark Automatic Telephone Switchboard Co.
Clark Automatic Telephone Switchboard Co.
Couch and Seeley Potbelly
Couch and Seeley Potbelly
Garl Electric Co. 8 Point Inter-Communicating Desk Set
Garl Electric Co. 8 Point Inter-Communicating Desk Set
Lorimer Automatic Telephone System 4-Switch Desk Set
Lorimer Automatic Telephone System 4-Switch Desk Set
North Electric Co. Type F Potbelly
North Electric Co. Type F Potbelly
North Electric Potbelly
North Electric Potbelly
Oilcan
Oilcan
Phoenix Electric Telephone Co. Potbelly Desk Set
Phoenix Electric Telephone Co. Potbelly Desk Set
Rope Shaft Candlestick
Rope Shaft Candlestick
Sunburst Candlestick
Sunburst Candlestick
Viaduct Manufacturing Co. No. 14 Potbelly Desk Set
Viaduct Manufacturing Co. No. 14 Potbelly Desk Set
Viaduct Manufacturing Co. Tapered Shaft Desk Set
Viaduct Manufacturing Co. Tapered Shaft Desk Set
WE 21 'Erie' Candlestick
WE 21 'Erie' Candlestick
Western Electric No. 30-A Peg Dialer
Western Electric No. 30-A Peg Dialer
Western Telephone Potbelly Circa 1902
Western Telephone Potbelly Circa 1902
Early AE Potbelly Candlestick With Strowger Dial
Early AE Potbelly Candlestick With Strowger Dial
Strowger 11-Digit Set With Black Base
Strowger 11-Digit Set With Black Base
Strowger Later Model Dial Potbelly
Strowger Later Model Dial Potbelly
Strowger Sunburst Dial Desk Set
Strowger Sunburst Dial Desk Set
WE 22 Candlestick
WE 22 Candlestick
WE 20AL Candlestick
WE 20AL Candlestick
WE 20T Intercom Candlestick
WE 20T Intercom Candlestick
Chisholm & Dunn Telephone Appliances Ltd. Desk Set
Chisholm & Dunn Telephone Appliances Ltd. Desk Set
Hammered Copper Candlestick
Hammered Copper Candlestick