When the Model 1 "High Boy" was introduced in 1925 it was the first Monophone produced by Automatic Electric where the transmitter and receiver were both located in a common handset
and the dial has been meticulously overhauled to ensure that it will give years of trouble free service
The body of the phone measures 9
This allowed rural customers to get a a new fancy phone like their city counterparts
Here is a great piece of working vintage decor
Siemens 366 - Black Antique Phones When the Model 1 "HighSiemens 366 Wall Phone, 1940s 50s, works on modern lines. The Siemens brothers were extremely prolific inventors who are credited with a range of innovations such as the electric elevator, the pneumatic tube system, gun cotton, and the gas regenerative furnace used in steelmaking. It was their work in electrical generation and telecommunications, however, that revolutionized the 19th century world. The Siemens Brothers began their experimentation with