Stromberg-Carlson "Gibson-Girl" Tandem Telephone Phone

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Description: Super Rare Stromberg-Carlson "Gibson Girl" tandem wood crank two-box telephone - Nice with original parts. Called a "Gibson Girl" due to its clipped corner and curved inward center backboard similar to a lady's waist. Called a tandem because it has two batteries one above the other. T are lots of similar Stromberg phones on eBay with straight side backboard and single battery or side by side batteries. These are fairly common and do not demand a very high price. Only the "Gibson Girl" tandem is worth it. Markings: STROMBERG-CARLSON TELEPHONE MFG. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. CHICAGO, ILL. is stamped in raised letters while 684924 is stamed into a tag all on the face of the transmittter. The same information except the number are stamped into the back transmitter cup. "S" stamped into side of mouthpiece. THE STROMBERG CARLSON TEL M.F.G. CO. PATS JUNE 12. NOV 27' 94 is stamped in raised letters on the face of the receiver cap. Same information along with CHICAGO is stamped into nickel plated brass ring around transmitter. The magneto is also stamped with the Stromberg information. The Samson Battery No. 2 is on paper label and stamped in raised letters on side of glass battery jar. The porcelain lid, which is rare in itself, has SAMSON BATTERY stamped in raised letters on top. FARR TELEPHONE & CONSTRUCTION CO. 357 DEARBORN ST. CHICAGO, ILLS. is stamped on paper label. Part of label is missing. Measurements: 42 inches tall 10 inches wide 7/8 of an inch thick backboard Top box is 8 & 1/2 inches wide by 10 & 3/8 inches tall with the backboard being 3/4 of an inch thick. The top box is 5 & 5/8 inches deep with the door being 5/8 of an inch thick. Lower box is 19 & 3/4 inches tall by 7 & 1/2 inches wide with 1/2 inch thick wood. Wr iting shelf is 7 & 1/2 inches deep by 10 & 5/8 inches wide with 1/2 of an inch thick wood. Phone with batteries weighes right at 41 pounds. Condition: Nice overall with nice "S" exterior marked mouthpiece, marked original receiver, working original magneto, two glass batteries with paper labels and raised letter marked transmitter. Phone has some normal wear from being over a century old. T are no chips or cracks in either the receiver of mouthpiece. Shipping: UPS Ground - $50.00 International shipping is offered. Please contact seller for cost. Payment Methods: Payment methods accepted Bidpay, Paypal, money order, personal check or cashiers check. Personal check will delay shipment by ten days while check clears. Feedback recorded upon completion of transaction. Please contact me within three days with payment method. Payment must be received within seven days unless notified of need of more time! Thanks for looking. P lease see my other auctions for more vintage phone parts . NOTE ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I will ship international, but will have to determine shipping charges after getting a delivery address. If you live outside the United States and wish to bid on any of my auctions please e-mail to me your address and I will determine the shipping cost and forward the information to you so that you may decide on bidding. You can bid without contacting me first if you want; I just don't want you to be shocked if the shipping cost is higher than you might expect. International shipping can sometimes be expensive. Also, if you are an international bidder and win one of my auctions I would prefer payment via Paypal that way the amount of time involved in concluding the transaction is cut in half. read more

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