American Electric fluted shaft on heavy cast base
1900
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American Electric fluted shaft desk set on black cast base

1900
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American ElectricAmerican Electric1894–1931Founded in 1894 by P.C. Burns in Kokomo, Indiana, American Electric Telephone Company was among the wave of independent manufacturers that emerged after the Bell patents expired. The company moved to Chicago in 1897 and produced magneto wall phones, potbelly desk sets, candlestick phones, and switchboards for the independent telephone market. Filed for bankruptcy in 1911 but continued operating into the early 1930s, diversifying into radio equipment in the 1920s. A mid-tier independent, substantial enough to produce catalogs through 1929 but smaller than rivals like Kellogg or Stromberg-Carlson. · Candlesticks, American · Source/via: Pete D'Acosta (website)
American Electric fluted shaft desk set on black cast base

About This Phone

Outstanding, rare American Electric fluted shaft desk stand on black cast base. Marked transmitter and marked on the base. This is a very desirable phone among collectors. Marked "Burns" outside terminal receiver. No baseplate and missing the coil inside the base.
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