The Drawing Room of Newport Antiques
# 6081. A vintage Telephone: Imperial Era German Telephone: Fernsprechtischapparat OB 05. An impressive German telephone of the WWI era with two crank handles protruding from either side of the metal body. The body has a beautiful large Reichsadler transfer on each side. The body sits atop a wooden base with a corresponding wooden top which is stamped in several places. Impressed (among other notations) is the word Berlin. Several feet of cord is still attached to the base and the phone is complete. There is a small chip on the curved mouthpiece and there is a scratch on one side of the phone marring the transfer. . . .in storage in Newport for over half a century. We have not cleaned this item and do not intend to clean it. Price: $1,500.00.
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