AntiqueTelephone CollectorsAssociation

P.O. Box 2805Salina, KS 67401

www.atcaonline.comPresidentGeorge Valenzuelagizmosquad@yahoo.comVice-PresidentBill Sameksamek@msn.comBoardBarry Huckebyhuckfamily5@att.net

Dennis Fowlerdcfowler@sbcglobal.net

David Silverdaverosie@brightok.net

Bill Baggettbill76nova@bellsouth.net

Bruce Pattersonbruce@phonewizard.com

Chris Andersonktnk55@roadrunner.com

Web AdministratorChuck Ebychuck9@optonline.net

EditorJohn Huckebyj.huckeby@comcast.net

Office ManagerBarbara Williams / atcaofficemanager@gmail.com

Volume 47, No. 3 March 20172016 HISTORICAL FACT SHEETS

of Telephone Industry Related Companies

Chuck continues to add to this unbelievable resource Each company is represented

with at least one color image. To access the indexed directory, please go to

http://atcaonline.com/membership/ You will need to login with atca and a password of atc4pass2

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email Jerry today Abilene, KS Antique Telephone and Insulator Show

Saturday May 6, 2017 7AM to 4PM Sterl Hall

619 N. Rogers Abilene, KS 67410

Contact Jerry Williams email: jrwillm@sbcglobal.net

Web: willtelcom.com***************************************

Mark Your Calendars’

LAST CALL... email John todayMarch 31, 2017 & April 1, 2017.....KDH Vintage Communications Show

Hosted by Ray Kotke, Gene Doom, & John Huckeby Location: Shipshewana Auction Building

May 5 and 6, 2017..... Jerry Williams Abilene ShowMay 6, 2017......George Valenzuela Newport, OR Show

August 4 and 5, 2017..... ATCA National Show Shipshewana, IN..... Farmstead Inn

******************************* The KDH show in Shipshewana, IN, will again be held in the Shipshewana auction barn. This is probably the easiest show in the history of shows for unloading and loading. All you have to do is pull in one of the large doors to the barn, drive right up to your spot, and set your phones or other antiques right on your table. When packing, you can also again pull right up to your table to load. The dates for this show are Friday evening March 31, 2017, beginning at 5 PM, and Saturday, April 1, 2017 beginning at 8 AM. We will have lots of advertising in the Antique papers of the Tri-state area. We will have donuts and coffee on Saturday morning and pizza from Chicago Pizza again on Friday evening. No booze as Shipshewana is still a dry town. We have collectors signed up who are bringing a trailer load of nice old phones and parts to some just bringing a few nice desk sets. One person is bringing 15 payphones to sell. Some are only coming to buy including one who is especially looking for insulators. The Blue Gate Garden Inn where I am staying still has some rooms left but is filling fast, 260-768-7688.If you have not sent in your registration, please email me, j.huckeby@comcast.net

Latest news on the Knappen monumental book undertaking

Confronted with obstacles that popped up just prior to Feb. 19, there will be a delay in publishing the large book on Tele-phone History. Thank you for the 30 collectors who requested copies. We apologize that delivery may not occur as we had previously expected. We won’t advertise it again except possibly on our web-site until the printing process is in motion. Be that so, the price will likely be $119.00 (those who have ordered the set will still be at the $98). Please let us know soon if you are interested; no money needed until onset of delivery. 348 names are represented and indexed who claimed to be manufactures of telephones. In addition, around 20 were dis-tributors and/or dealers. 95% these are U.S. These pictorially oc-cupy 1750 pages. 767 pages show nearly all the 348 name brands. 238 pages are AE, Kellogg, and SC, 560 pages are of Bell and WE, 185 pages are of LME., 113 pages show European companies. Addi-tionally, 79 pages show vehicles which were used by telephone companies. A development history, table of contents and index is freely available to anyone who requests them in letter or email. No charge. About 5-6 pages. *************************************************Jon Kolger No. 561 6906 Meade Drive Colleyville, TX 76034 (817)-329-5262 jkolger@gte.net WANTED Looking for unusual acoustic “string” telephones, partic-ularly those with magneto-signaling and/or speaking/listening tubes. Also seeking primitive homemade acoustic telephones, the stranger the better. Also wanting to buy acoustic telephone literature, such as catalogs, flyers, instructions, etc... What do you have? Still looking for a BLUE North Electric 7H6 Galion desk (or wall) telephone. Also still looking for a BLUE Western Electric 302 with BLUE plungers dated 1941 or earlier **************************Dave Martin #278 6016 Sheaff Lane Ft. Washington, PA 19034 215-628-9490 For SaleWE black over brass mouthpiece, $45 WE brass thread, steel moouthpiece, worn paint, $30 Stromberg Carlson aluminum, bad paint, $30 Dean, steel thread, rusty, $25 Squat 5/8” brass, WE thread, $35 Squat 5/8” bakelite, WE thread, $30 Squat bakelite, AE thread, $30 Squat brass Kellogg thread, $35 Western Electric oak non folding vanity desk phone. All old except for the following: Beveled glass and its frame, cobra arm, nametag, and terminals. It has the large gear wheel mag and the early fork hook. A mere $4500 picked up at my place or I can deliver it to the Lancaster TCI show for an additional large coke with ice!

Large accumulation of many styles of 1892-1980’s tele-phones, parts and related, as complete inventory. Offering single items, or/and any variety of quantity. No request too small. * Most all finished inventory including Eiffel towers for what we have invested. *Parts including nearly any/every style and color of cloth cords and cordage, since 1972. large supply both old and new cords including original rattlesnake cords. * Free catalog of 85 dif-ferent 1892-1982 telephones. *Entire business and operation for sale. Offers welcome. Want to Buy: For Northern Electric or Western Electric payphones: switchhooks and assoicated, channels, Also 5-10-25 cent gages for AE or NE/WE tops. Ron and Mary Knappen phonecoinc@aol.com 608 582 4124 19813 E. Mill Rd, Galesville, WI 54630 www.phonecoinc.com *********************** Wanted - Chipped cracked or damaged mouthpieces and receiver caps. I am looking to purchase damaged, chipped and cracked early telephone mouthpieces and bi-polar receiver caps. I can only use them if the threads are still good. If the threads are functional I will pay two dollars each, or you send me four mouthpieces and I will send you back one repaired. I will also buy repairable re-ceiver shells with good threads for one dollar each. I will trade these items, send me 4 broken parts and I will send back one repaired part. I can repair most black bakelite telephone parts if they are black.

Lynn G Graves 5700 Xenon Ct.Arvada, CO 80002-1314303-431-1615 lggraves57@msn.com

************************************* Wanted to buy: Items marked “KEYSTONE TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA” such as metal wall phones, subsets, ringer boxes. Also 28-A Gray 10 cent coin collector.

Jim Peiffer # 3067, Call 215-205-0936 jpeiffer1@verizon.net.

________________________________________________Steve Hilsz #22 PO Box 429 Salome, AZ 86348 928-859-3595 jydsk@tds.net For Sale Trimline-to-modular line cords. These cords have a "fat" plug on one end and a modular plug on the other end. $2.50 each. Round rubber feet for #500, etc. 30 cents each, 100 for $25. Post-age Extra. WANTED Send me your old, tired, sluggish, non-working dials as well as the stubborn ones that just do not want to pulse correctly, and for the low price of $6 plus parts

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Last newsletter unless you have paid your 2017 duesThe electronic membership is still at $30.

The paper membership has been reduced to $35. Spousal membership and youth membership stays

at $10.The paypal address for membership

renewal is office@atcaonline.comThe mail in address is

ATCA PO Box 2805

Salina, KS 67401 Our new office manager is

Barbara Williams

FOR SALE 1905 11-digit Strowger wall phone good condition. Dominion Telephone Mfg. Co. CTPFF. Monarch 7-digit trans-mitter. Wanted: 1 inch knurled nut for #5 Canadian Bell transmitter arm. Pictures available on requests Contact: frankroytaylor@gmail.com Regards Roy Taylor#619 ************************* I still have Kellogg 17-G Dials for sale. These are the “AE Type” dials with both the shunt and open contacts that can be used for AE and Western wiring configurations. The finger wheels turn freely and all of the contacts have been checked for opera-tional continuity. The cost of each is $12.50 plus shipping. I also have the following: Many Kellogg 1000 (red bar) Dial Harnesses $3.00 each Many Kellogg 1000 red cradles with mounting hardware $3.00 each 1 ea. Fluke Digital Multimeter (all functions work) $20.00 Larry Kolb larrykolbfr@gmail.com 540-635-0337

*****************************I am still seeking a Sterling switch hook assembly. The hook is 7 1/2” in length, the switch has 2 1/2” mounting screw centers. bobhugh@shaw.ca

I am looking to purchase early Bell (1921 and earlier) and Independent porcelain phone signs of all styles in very nice to excellent condition. I would really like a multi colored one! Also desire a 1901 early Kellogg candlestick with steer horn switch hook. Please send photo to :Robert FarberATCA 4685, TCIc-6093354387email: mannyfa3@gmail.com

*************************************** HELP...... SURELY SOMEONE HAS ONE....I need a North Electric Triplett for a North top loader... thank you...... Greg Kouba #3483 Victoria, Texas 512-988-7103 text or call

******************************************** Wanted Keystone Telephone Co. of Philadelphia items: Looking for the “Iron Box” wall telephone,marked Keystone transmitter and Back cup Actually looking for any Keystone marked telephones that I do not have. Thank You Andrew Chupela amvtchup@aol.com 732-986-2637

************************ Wanted to buy National Bell long pole receiver, Bell tap style telephones. Thanks, John Dresser 22584 Veronica Dr. Salinas, CA 93908 fjdress@pacbell.net 831-484-1961

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ANTIQUE TELEPHONE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION

MAY 6, 2017 REGIONAL SHOW

NEWPORT, OREGONCo-hosts:

Tom Herwer #18 (360) 344-3449 George Valenzuela #637 (541) 270-5747

Date: Set up Friday afternoon May 5, from 4PM to 8PM.Show starts Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 9AM to 4PMLocation: Call Shiloh Inn, (541) 265-7701, to make room res-ervation and mention you are attending the ATCA regional show. Shiloh Inn, 536 SW Elizabeth St., Newport, Oregon 97365. This is an oceanfront hotel offering a special ATCA room rate of $109. per night. Includes conference center for the show, ocean views, indoor pool, pet friendly and onsite restaurant.Registration - Tables: Registration fee is $20. and it includes one (1) – 8 foot table. Additional 8 foot tables will be available at $15. each. Please contact the following to have a registration form sent to you: Tom Herwer (360) 344-3449 – George Valenzuela (541) 270-5747 – Mary Lou Quinn (541) 272-5225 There is limited space and tables available, please re-spond as quickly as you can so that you will get the accommoda-tions and tables you will need. PHOTO BELOW OF SOME OF THE STUFF ALREADY COMING TO THE SHOW.......

Mark Treutelaar 414 425 1622.emberridge@yahoo.Com

For Sale Gray /Western 3 slot Payphone receiver hooks. Solid bronze cast off of the original For older 2 piece payphones or con-versions Discount on 10 or more Bushing removal and installation tool for 102 and 202 bushings AE multi tool for various nut and washer removal and installation

WANTED2 North Electric magnetos. 4 North terminals (top Loader)2 North ringer and mounting screws. 2 North Crank handles 4 North Screws for terminals on triplet. Baird Magneto and mounting screws. Baird Curved hook and switch assemblyBaird receiver Greg Kouba #3483 512-988-7103 call or text or greg.kouba@yahoo.com

David Kuns 14 King St. Wallace, ID. 83873 208-512-3991 phonemandave@yahoo.com visit me at: http://www.phonemandave.net

WANTED: Almost anything Keystone Telephone of Phila. & Key-stone Pittsburgh Currently needed is an AE “American Beauty” style transmitter having Keystone Tele Co of Phila logo. Keystone of Phila switch hook for manual stick. Keystone of Phila switch hook for wooden fiddleback model. Receiver cap marked Keystone Philadelphia

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Darrell Conder #1295 1235 Landes St Apt 106 Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-385-6415 email: darrellwconder@hotmail.com

WANTED Cast iron backboard for 2 piece Gray/Western Electric payphone (50, 150 series, etc.) Also, needing the wiring harness and wood terminal strip for the same.

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The mouthpiece above is designed to disinfect itself au-tomatically and thereby minimize the danger of spreading disease through this source. The instrument consists of several shells. The inner shell has a fine thread for a Western Electric transmitter, and an annular flange extending laterally from the outer end of the in-ner shell so as to confine and embrace the outer shells. In the space between the outer and intermediate shells is a pad with disinfectant solution. From this the fumes are disseminated, passing through an air chamber formed by the intermediate and inner shells, then out through the opening of the inner shells. The patent number is 1,176,900 and patented by E.M. Jenkins. The sanitary telephone mouthpiece patent was applied for on October 10, 1914. The Jenkins Aseptifone is one of the very rare sanitary mouthpieces and the above one is the only one I have ever seen. ...John Huckeby

Jenkins Aseptifone WANTED W.E. items: AUTOVON Card Dialer cards and AUTO-VON phones; RED 680A Speakerphone transmitter; G4 handset with shoulder-rest in pink, gray, blue, turquoise or ivory; any Card Dialer in pink, turquoise, yellow or blue; any keyset or Call Direc-tor in pink, gray or turquoise; 247A KTU; 259B KTU. FOR SALE: Package of 20 NOS Western Electric Card Dialer cards. Will work in all standard rotary and Touchtone Card Dialers. Not many left, so get ‘em while you can! $29.99 (previous ad price obsolete), which includes shipping to any U.S. address. David Friedman (310) 837-3089 mommabirdie@netzero.net *********************************ATCA MEMBERSHIP DONATION PLAN – MARCH 2017 WE HAVE A NEW LIFE MEMBER, STEVEN HAM-ILTON. STEVE, THANK YOU AND WE HOPE YOU WILL SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO MORE OF OUR MEMBERS. OUR CURRENT PROFILE OF DONORS:ALEXANDER G. BELL LEVEL – LIFE MEMBERSHIP - $1,000+ BERT HOWARD DENNIS FOWLER STEVEN HAMILTONTHEODORE VAIL LEVEL – FIVE YEAR PAID UP MEM-BERSHIP $500-999 TOM HERWER – TOM IS ALSO A LIFE FOUNDING MEMBERTHOMAS WATSON LEVEL – THREE YEAR PAID MEM-BERSHIP BILL BAGGET S. SALTZMAWE APPRECIATE THESE MEMBERS AND THE EXTRA STEPS THEY HAVE TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE LONG TERM FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF OUR CLUB. EVERY DOLLAR OF THEIR DONATIONS GOES INTO PERMA-NENT INTEREST BEARING INVESTMENTS FOR SUP-PORT OF OUR CLUB.WE CAN ALSO WORK WITH YOU TO WORK OUT HONOR AND MEMORIAL SITUATIONS.PLEASE CONTACT DENNIS FOWLER #238 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROGRAM – 713-774-4262, DCFOWLER@SBCGLOBAL.NET ****************************** 53 desk and wall phones, most from the 1950s-60s-70s: black and colors; WE, AE, SC, ITT; some Princess and similar. All phones are clean and include handset cords, some with mounting cords. Al-most all can make and receive calls and have working ringers where applicable. Also a few phones for parts or repair. Please email for a current list.

Carol Larsen #1072 clarsensd@gmail.com 505-944-6767

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ITSY BITSY TEENY W££ ¥ Miniature Telephones

By the late Ken King Submitted by Geoff Hillestad #112

One of the most desirable miniature collectibles among telephone collectors and general antique collectors are re-duced-scale copies of actual telephones. The little telephones usually measure between 2.5 and 3.5 inches in height, al-though a few will vary by a few inches ..

Miniature telephones are commonly referred to as "salesman samples .. due to their exacting detail and con-formity to the full-size working telephones used through-out America. However, research and conversations with early telephone pioneers generally conclude that the origi-nal factory models produced from 1910 to 1915 were gifts given to large and small telephone exchange owners, the commercial buyers of working telephones and supplies.

The most common factory produced miniature is the early 1900s model of the Stromberg-Carlson desk stand. This model is typically marked with the company name across the top of the transmitter cup. This same model was also less frequently marked on the face of the transmitter with the name "Home Telephone Company." A much less common, factory produced version was modeled after the

Dean or Garford Telephone Company desk stand of the same era. It was almost always marked on the face of the trans-mitter. This version appears to have had more varied name markings than the Stromberg-Carlson model.

Beginning in 1988 a long-time antique telephone col-lector, who is both a skilled artisan and craftsman, began very limited miniature production of many of the popular telephones used in Ametica. These models are each hand-made and were generally limited to only four of each phone. The first models produced were not marked. After the initial unmarked models, the later productions were stamped "E. B. Ellis, Maker." (The word "Maker" appears under E. B. Ellis.) More than forty-five different miniature telephones have been produced. Among the rarest of the Ellis miniatures are three models that actually work. The most recent technology allows very detailed markings on the transmitter face.

The value of the factory produced miniatures and the more �ecent Ellis productions continues to increase. The typical value for a complete miniature in good condition will bring from $100 to $250. Some of the rare models may command even higher prices.

Four factory miniatures left to right: Stromberg-Carlson, Garford Telephone Co., Kansas City Home, and Home Telephone Co. See following page. (Courtesy of Ken King.)

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ITSY BITSY TEENY W££ ¥ Miniature Telephones

By the late Ken King Submitted by Geoff Hillestad #112

One of the most desirable miniature collectibles among telephone collectors and general antique collectors are re-duced-scale copies of actual telephones. The little telephones usually measure between 2.5 and 3.5 inches in height, al-though a few will vary by a few inches ..

Miniature telephones are commonly referred to as "salesman samples .. due to their exacting detail and con-formity to the full-size working telephones used through-out America. However, research and conversations with early telephone pioneers generally conclude that the origi-nal factory models produced from 1910 to 1915 were gifts given to large and small telephone exchange owners, the commercial buyers of working telephones and supplies.

The most common factory produced miniature is the early 1900s model of the Stromberg-Carlson desk stand. This model is typically marked with the company name across the top of the transmitter cup. This same model was also less frequently marked on the face of the transmitter with the name "Home Telephone Company." A much less common, factory produced version was modeled after the

Dean or Garford Telephone Company desk stand of the same era. It was almost always marked on the face of the trans-mitter. This version appears to have had more varied name markings than the Stromberg-Carlson model.

Beginning in 1988 a long-time antique telephone col-lector, who is both a skilled artisan and craftsman, began very limited miniature production of many of the popular telephones used in Ametica. These models are each hand-made and were generally limited to only four of each phone. The first models produced were not marked. After the initial unmarked models, the later productions were stamped "E. B. Ellis, Maker." (The word "Maker" appears under E. B. Ellis.) More than forty-five different miniature telephones have been produced. Among the rarest of the Ellis miniatures are three models that actually work. The most recent technology allows very detailed markings on the transmitter face.

The value of the factory produced miniatures and the more �ecent Ellis productions continues to increase. The typical value for a complete miniature in good condition will bring from $100 to $250. Some of the rare models may command even higher prices.

Four factory miniatures left to right: Stromberg-Carlson, Garford Telephone Co., Kansas City Home, and Home Telephone Co. See following page. (Courtesy of Ken King.)

ITSY BITSY TEENY W££ ¥ Miniature Telephones

By the late Ken King Submitted by Geoff Hillestad #112

One of the most desirable miniature collectibles among telephone collectors and general antique collectors are re-duced-scale copies of actual telephones. The little telephones usually measure between 2.5 and 3.5 inches in height, al-though a few will vary by a few inches ..

Miniature telephones are commonly referred to as "salesman samples .. due to their exacting detail and con-formity to the full-size working telephones used through-out America. However, research and conversations with early telephone pioneers generally conclude that the origi-nal factory models produced from 1910 to 1915 were gifts given to large and small telephone exchange owners, the commercial buyers of working telephones and supplies.

The most common factory produced miniature is the early 1900s model of the Stromberg-Carlson desk stand. This model is typically marked with the company name across the top of the transmitter cup. This same model was also less frequently marked on the face of the transmitter with the name "Home Telephone Company." A much less common, factory produced version was modeled after the

Dean or Garford Telephone Company desk stand of the same era. It was almost always marked on the face of the trans-mitter. This version appears to have had more varied name markings than the Stromberg-Carlson model.

Beginning in 1988 a long-time antique telephone col-lector, who is both a skilled artisan and craftsman, began very limited miniature production of many of the popular telephones used in Ametica. These models are each hand-made and were generally limited to only four of each phone. The first models produced were not marked. After the initial unmarked models, the later productions were stamped "E. B. Ellis, Maker." (The word "Maker" appears under E. B. Ellis.) More than forty-five different miniature telephones have been produced. Among the rarest of the Ellis miniatures are three models that actually work. The most recent technology allows very detailed markings on the transmitter face.

The value of the factory produced miniatures and the more �ecent Ellis productions continues to increase. The typical value for a complete miniature in good condition will bring from $100 to $250. Some of the rare models may command even higher prices.

Four factory miniatures left to right: Stromberg-Carlson, Garford Telephone Co., Kansas City Home, and Home Telephone Co. See following page. (Courtesy of Ken King.)

ITSY BITSY TEENY W££ ¥ Miniature Telephones

By the late Ken King Submitted by Geoff Hillestad #112

One of the most desirable miniature collectibles among telephone collectors and general antique collectors are re-duced-scale copies of actual telephones. The little telephones usually measure between 2.5 and 3.5 inches in height, al-though a few will vary by a few inches ..

Miniature telephones are commonly referred to as "salesman samples .. due to their exacting detail and con-formity to the full-size working telephones used through-out America. However, research and conversations with early telephone pioneers generally conclude that the origi-nal factory models produced from 1910 to 1915 were gifts given to large and small telephone exchange owners, the commercial buyers of working telephones and supplies.

The most common factory produced miniature is the early 1900s model of the Stromberg-Carlson desk stand. This model is typically marked with the company name across the top of the transmitter cup. This same model was also less frequently marked on the face of the transmitter with the name "Home Telephone Company." A much less common, factory produced version was modeled after the

Dean or Garford Telephone Company desk stand of the same era. It was almost always marked on the face of the trans-mitter. This version appears to have had more varied name markings than the Stromberg-Carlson model.

Beginning in 1988 a long-time antique telephone col-lector, who is both a skilled artisan and craftsman, began very limited miniature production of many of the popular telephones used in Ametica. These models are each hand-made and were generally limited to only four of each phone. The first models produced were not marked. After the initial unmarked models, the later productions were stamped "E. B. Ellis, Maker." (The word "Maker" appears under E. B. Ellis.) More than forty-five different miniature telephones have been produced. Among the rarest of the Ellis miniatures are three models that actually work. The most recent technology allows very detailed markings on the transmitter face.

The value of the factory produced miniatures and the more �ecent Ellis productions continues to increase. The typical value for a complete miniature in good condition will bring from $100 to $250. Some of the rare models may command even higher prices.

Four factory miniatures left to right: Stromberg-Carlson, Garford Telephone Co., Kansas City Home, and Home Telephone Co. See following page. (Courtesy of Ken King.)

The Sterling and Swedish American belong to John Huckeby

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255 SW 9th St, Newport • Phone (541) 272-5225Visit our website at: www.theoldetelephonecompany.com

When you visit the Oregon coast, take time to stop at The Olde Telephone Company where you will see hundreds of museum quality antique and collectible telephones, related signs and memorabilia. The store also has available a large inventory of unique and collectible tin toys. We also specialize in the restoration and repair of old telephones including parts, refinishing and rewiring. The Olde Telephone Company 255 SW 9th Steet, Newport, Oregon 97365 (541) 272-5225. Please visit our website at:

www.theoldetelephonecompany.com

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