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Connecticut Telephone Pencil Shaft Desk Set
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Connecticut TelephoneConnecticut TelephoneFounded in 1893 in Meriden, Connecticut by 21-year-old Ernest C. Wilcox, who launched his career by selling four handmade telephones to a local brewery for $100. Partnering with Burton L. Lawton, the company grew from a small operation in an old iron works to a five-story factory on Britannia Street, incorporating in 1903. Beyond telephones and switchboards, CTE became the world's largest manufacturer of automobile ignitions by 1921. During WWII, the company produced over 70,000 EE-108 sound-powered field telephones, many sent to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. The company changed hands several times before finally closing in the late 20th century. · Candlesticks, American · Source/via: Pete D'Acosta (website)
About This Phone
Beautiful, extremely rare Connecticut pencil shaft on decorative rusted iron base. This was a popular base during that period and once the nickel plating had worn off, it got rusty. Several manufacturers used it. Small simple design with a watch case receiver.
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