Telephones: Antique to Modern : A Collector's Guide : Revised Price Guide

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 176 pages
• Published by: Schiffer Publishing
• Edition: 2nd Edition June 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 076430352X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764303524
• Book Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

Book Description
The telephone you stashed away in your attic years ago is likely to be a awesome treasure today! Enjoy this wonderful depiction of innovative telephones in over 500 color photographs tracing the development of the telephone from Bell's first experimental equipment. The book pictures exquisite examples of wooden box phones, vanities, upright "candlesticks," and desk stand or "cradle" phones, including some Canadian and European models. This volume has become an important reference for the novice and avid telephone collector alike, with full descriptions of the numerous telephone companies and manufacturers and, in this 2nd edition, an updated value guide. This is the most expansive work ever compiled on collecting antique telephones, helping it become a growing and exciting hobby.

Reader Reviews
Kate Dooners book is refreshingly simple but full of good information. Well laid out, there are excellent photographs of telephones. She has categorised them easily so a prior knowledge of telephones is superfluous - hence this book has a lot of appeal to non professionals. The actual size of each portrayed phone is given in inches, the year of manufacture is noted and to round it off, current market value in US$. The quality of the photographs are very good with details easily discernable consequently making it rather easy to identify whether Granny's old phone really is worth dispalying. The only potential drawback is that the book has predominately American manufacturing companies and American phones. A similar book focusing on non US phones would be a wonderful companion and extremely valuable. Can't you imagine the same book with arabic or mandarin writing on the dials? Gilt, colours, different woods.... However in the meantime this book is a pleasure to browse through and for telephone amateurs and professionals well worth purchasing Comment | Permalink | (Report this)