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western electric model 10 candlestick antique telephone

Photo courtesy Gary Goff

Notes

This classic WE candlestick is a tapered shaft (aka 'oilcan') model, with a rare colored glass mouthpiece. Glass mouthpieces were used in this era because you could put them in boiling water to sterilize them.

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