Antique Telephones > Western Electric > Model 21 'Erie' Candlestick
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- Model: WE 21 'Erie'
- Made by: Western Electric Co.
- From: circa 1900
- Courtesy of: Wally Tubbs
Photo courtesy Wally Tubbs
Notes
This is an early WE candlestick, known as the 'Erie' model. Note the red cross mouthpiece (the Red Cross distributed glass telephone mouthpieces that could be boiled for easy sterilization, as part of the battle to fight infectious diseases).More
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