The John Andrews Antique Telephone Gallery Auction WOW! 150 Lots of Telephones from 1878-1940s
Listing ID#: 1475920

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Freeland, MI 48623
Auction Dates and TimesSALE IS COMPLETED
Bidding Starts: Friday Jan 6, 10:00 AM
Bidding Ends: Sunday Jan 29, 6:00 PM
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Freeland Auction Services, LLC

Contact: Barry Huckeby
Phone: 9898783308
Email: FreelandAuctioneer@gmail.com
Website: freelandauctionservices.com

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The Andrews Antique Telephone Collection

Online Telephone Collection Auction

FreelandAuctionServices.com

Begins Friday, January 6th, 2023 & Ends Sunday, January 29th, 2023

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER & BID ON PROXIBID.COM

Freeland Auction Services has been entrusted to bring to market the John Andrews Antique Telephone Collection.  John has collected phones for decades and is a devoted member of the Antique Telephone Collectors Association serving as ATCA President in the past. This is the 1st of several absolute online auctions for the Andrews Telephone Collection.  The auction ends on Sunday, January 29th, 2023 beginning at 6PM EST. This is an ONLINE ONLY Auction.   You may begin bidding as early as January 6th, 2023.

Mr. Andrews specialized in all sorts of antique telephones with a concentration on Western Electric telephones; unique National Bell items; scarce Charles Williams phones; and museum quality telephones. He had amassed a wonderful collection that we will be bringing to you on Proxibid.com with several featured absolute online auctions. 

This collection has some of the most sought after items that he personally picked thru the years and enjoyed the ownership of for a long time. Now is your chance to own these rare pieces and add them to your collection. Every item described to a 'T" with dozens of photos so there will be no doubt that you will have value in the years to come.  You now have the opportunity to add one or more of his rare vanities, candlesticks, 6 foot tandems, unique telephone attachments, desk telephones, coin collectors, or coffins to your collection. 

Have a field day and revel in some of the most treasured items in the telephony field brought to you by Freeland Auction Services, a “Premier Auction House” connecting collectors with collections!  Good Luck in your bidding, check back often, and feel confident that you will have a great piece of history.  So, please bid confidently, and enjoy this liquidation of a wonderful ATCA member’s collection.  Shipping is available, as well as local pickup in Freeland, MI. Have fun and please contact Barry with Freeland Auction Services if you have any questions!

BRIEF AUCTION ITEM DESCRIPTIONS:

 

·         1884 Western Electric 42" WALNUT Tandem Telephone MUSEUM QUALITY

·         Illinois Central Railroad Western Electric Extension Bell box

·         Western Electric 1901 Type 295A Oak subset ringer box

·         Western Electric 20H Nickel Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric Type 85 Common Battery WALNUT Fiddleback Telephone

·         Unique JOE'S GARAGE & FUEL SHELL Gas St. telephone mouthpiece advertising

·         Western Electric RED 302 in near mint condition

·         Early 1900s Stromberg Carlson mini Candlestick telephone paperweight

·         Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph MOUTHPIECE Advertising piece

·         Western Electric 240 Walnut 2 Box Wall Telephone with PONY Receiver

·         rare 1880s New England Telephone & Telegraph 3" PIN

·         1900 Type 106 OAK Western Electric Party Line Common Battery Subset

·         April 1968 True Spirit Of Service Medal in original box

·         Pair of early 1900s Western Electric BLUE BELL Dry Cell telephone batteries

·         1890s Western Electric Type 72 PARTY LINE wall telephone

·         Western Electric excellent condition extension bell box Patd. 1897

·         Western Electric oak 315E Oak Magneto Telephone with 267W Handset

·         1880s walnut Charles Williams Extension Ringer Box Serial No. 3708

·         Courtesy Coin Box Co. DETROIT MICHIGAN 5 Cent Coin Box ORIGINAL

·         Museum Quality Western Electric SUNBURST Tandem w/Glass Front Top box

 

·         Unusual Small Western Electric Intercom Subset and black bells

·         Nevada Bell Telephone Co. LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE advertising

·         Western Electric Payphone Door

·         1882 BLAKE SET original 3 box walnut wall telephone

·         early 1900s BASHLIN Telephone Disinfector Germ Proof Mouthpiece attachment

·         Early Fancy BLAKE BOX ChERRY WOOD Made by John Infurna with Key

·         The Missouri & KANSAS Telephone Co. advertising mirror

·         Western Electric OAK Type 43A Extension Bell Box

·         RARE New England Pony Oak Wall Telephone 7 Digit Beveled Edge Transmitter

 

·         RED Automatic Electric 1930s model 40 desk telephone w/ EXTENSCORD

·         rare Walnut Western Electric 43A extension bell box w/unusual gongs

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT type 43F extension bell box

·         Western Electric Type 67 OAK Tandem Telephone with 7 Digit Transmitter

·         Western Electric 21W watchase telephone receiver with green cord

·         The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. brass buried cable marker

·         Western Electric Extension Bell Box with early short ringer like in BLAKE set

·         Early 1900s STARR FRUIT PRODUCTS Co. Candlestick Telephone attachment

·         Western Electric Type 232A Walnut Double Box wall telephone

·         Late 1890s Western Electric Type 43 Walnut extension bell box w/Cow Bells

·         Western Electric unusual LARGE 133W Watch Case Telephone Receiver

·         Western Electric Type 262E Oak unusual extension ringer box

·         Western Electric *329* American Bell Telephone transmitter

·         1893 walnut Western Electric Type 67 two box wall telephone

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. walnut 1901 Ty;e 295A ringer box

·         Early 1900s The Garford MFG Co. MINIATURE Type 1460 Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric NICKEL 20B Candlestick Telephone w/*229* transmitter

·         RARE KLEENAPHONE Candlestick Telephone Mouthpiece Advertising Attachment

·         1878 National Bell Telephone CHARLES WILLIAMS Jr. Boston COFFIN Telephone

 

·         Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables porcelain unit

·         American Electric "GERM PROOF" Glass Mouthpiece No. 2 in original box

·         Western Electric OAK 295 Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Western Electric OAK Type 293Y Apartment Style telephone with Pony Receiver

·         Missouri and Kansas Telephone & Telegraph advertising pocket mirror

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Buerger Brothers Supply Co. Keyston 6287 DENVER Candlestick Attachment

·         rare Western Electric walnut Type 68E 1894-99 Telephone w/7 Digit Transmitter

·         rare Western Electric Type 85 walnut 1897 Fiddleback telephone

·         Western Union porcelain Call Box OVAL Shape

·         Western Electric WALNUT extension bell box with Short 80 OHM ringer

·         Early 1900s WE Candlestick Telephone Attachment "POSITIVE REMINDER"

·         1887 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT extension bell box

·         Early 1880s Western Electric SPECIAL USE Telephone with Stationary Hook

·         original 1890s P & A Local & Long Distance Telephone Co. Tape Measure

·         rare CLEAR PHONE Co. SOLID Watch Case Receiver in original box

·         Pacific Telephone & Telegraph SAN FRANCISCO walnut extension bell box

·         1898 The Philadephia Press CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE advertising attachment

·         Western Electric TYPE 252E OAK 2 box wooden wall telephone

 

·         1884 Western Electric #1 walnut subset with RED MAGNETO & RINGER

·         rare SUNSET TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH Co. porcelain Bell badge

·         Western Electric Transmitter Arm and Mouthpiece

·         Western Electric OAK Telephone Vanity with Type 21 Top box & #5 Arm

·         SANITARY Red Cross Bell Telephone transmitter attachment

·         Western Electric early OAK RINGER BOX with LARGE DOME Bells

·         TELO-MIKE Clarifies Reception Amplifies Transmision in original box

·         rare NY & NJ Tel Co. OAK extension bell telephone ringer box

·         Early 1900s Bell Telephone Western Electric walnut Type 293Y phone

·         Union Pacific OVERLAND candlestick telephone transmitter attachment

·         1887 Type 57 New England Telephone & Telegraph walnut extension bell box

·         Talk-Low LARGE Telephone mouthpiece has Western Electric Threads

·         Western Electric ROSE 302 desk telephone in NEAR MINT Condition

·         Western Electric Type 294 Common Battery Fiddleback wall telephone

·         American Telephone & Telegraph Co. BELL SYSTEM tape measure

·         Western Electric IMPERIAL model 202 desk telephone

·         Western Electric BULLET Telephone Mouthpiece VERY RARE

·         Western Union Telegraph & Cable Porcelain Call Box unit

·         Western Electric TIGER OAK Vanity with Long Distance Transmitter

 

·         Independent The St. Joseph Home Telephone Co. advertising attachment

·         Western Union Telegraph & Cable Porcelain Call Box unit

·         BUTTE Tombstone Co. MONUMENTS candlestick telephone attachment

·         Western Electric Type 232E Oak wall 2 Box telephone

·         1880s walnut Special Test Set very unusual and rare!

·         Red Cross Germ Proof GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece

·         Bell System PUBLIC STATION advertising pocket mirror

·         1937 Western Electric speckled bronze 202 desk telephone

·         Western Electric Wall Speaking Tube Set American Bell Telephone

 

·         Early 1880s Western Electric walnut special test set very unusual

·         Western Electric BLUE BELL Dry Cell KS 6542 pair of telephone batteries

·         Mute-A-Phone early Telephone Mouthpiece attachment

·         1880s Western Electric walnut BLAKE SET 3 box wall telephone

·         Rope Shaft Home Telephone Co. Iowa City Iowa Pocket Mirror

·         Western Electric OAK Extension Ringer box with WOODEN BELLS

·         Western Electric nickel 250W transmitter and backcup for parts

·         Western Electric WALNUT Ringer with Cow Bells Type 43 extension bell box

·         Western Electric Walnut model 240 Wall 2 Box telephone

 

·         Western Electric BLUE 302 desk telephone MUSEUM QUALITY!

·         Oak Western Electric Extension Ringer Box with COW BELLS!

·         Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. Long Distance attachment

·         Western Electric GRAY No. 24 Pay Station THE WANAMAKER

·         Western Electric Type 10 Cherry Wood Magneto Box VERY EARLY!

·         Lafayette Telephone Co. LEXINGTON, MO advertising tape measure

·         Early Western Electric TYPE 8 Oak Magneto Ringer Box

·         Western Electric nickel plated telephone mouthpiece

·         Western Electric OAK #4 3 Jug Wall Telephone MUSEUM QUALITY!

·         Western Electric CHERRY WOOD Test Set with broken leather strap

·         Western Electric Black Glass Telephone Mouthpiece

·         Western Electric GREEN 302 desk telephone in excellent condition

·         No Accidents For 12 Years A SAFE DRIVER Bell System brass button

·         rare Western Electric TYPE 22 Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Red Cross Germ Proof GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT extension bell box

·         Manhattan Electrical Supply advertising mirror

·         Gray Pay Station 3 Slot PayStation Type 23-J coin collector with keys

·         Rural Line Rules antique telephone wood wall phone instruction card

·         1914 Western Electric Type 357 A oak small intercom telephone

·         Maxim Antiseptic GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece in original box

·         Early Western Electric Party Line Subset walnut common battery

·         Western Electric 20 S Candlestick Telephone w/GRAY Coin Collector

·         Public Pay Station BELL SYSTEM Advertising pocket mirror

·         Western Electric TYPE 20 Candlestick Telephone & Gray Coin Collector

·         Mt. Watson Alexander Graham Bell Bell System commemorative medal

·         Western Electric OAK Type 212F Telephone subset bell box

·         rare Western Electric 20S Candlestick Telephone with beveled edge 7 Digit

 

·         Western Electric IVORY Model 302 desk telephone

·         Davis & Watts FANCY Cow Bell Ringer walnut MUSEUM Quality bell box

·         The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Bell System Pocket Mirror

·         Western Electric GRAY No. 23 Pay Station Coin Collector

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph pocket mirror

·         Western Electric 327H Oak small intercom telephone

·         Western Electric SPECIAL Type 327A Oak small intercom telephone

·         MUSEUM PIECE!  Kellogg Fancy BIRDSEYE MAPLE Vanity

 

 

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Freeland Auction Services, LLC


Contact: Barry Huckeby
Phone: 9898783308
Sale Location
5868 Midland Rd 5868 Midland Rd
Freeland, MI 48623
Sale Dates and Times
Sale Terms and Conditions
Must register and bid on Proxibid.com
Listing Details

The Andrews Antique Telephone Collection

Online Telephone Collection Auction

FreelandAuctionServices.com

Begins Friday, January 6th, 2023 & Ends Sunday, January 29th, 2023

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER & BID ON PROXIBID.COM

Freeland Auction Services has been entrusted to bring to market the John Andrews Antique Telephone Collection.  John has collected phones for decades and is a devoted member of the Antique Telephone Collectors Association serving as ATCA President in the past. This is the 1st of several absolute online auctions for the Andrews Telephone Collection.  The auction ends on Sunday, January 29th, 2023 beginning at 6PM EST. This is an ONLINE ONLY Auction.   You may begin bidding as early as January 6th, 2023.

Mr. Andrews specialized in all sorts of antique telephones with a concentration on Western Electric telephones; unique National Bell items; scarce Charles Williams phones; and museum quality telephones. He had amassed a wonderful collection that we will be bringing to you on Proxibid.com with several featured absolute online auctions. 

This collection has some of the most sought after items that he personally picked thru the years and enjoyed the ownership of for a long time. Now is your chance to own these rare pieces and add them to your collection. Every item described to a 'T" with dozens of photos so there will be no doubt that you will have value in the years to come.  You now have the opportunity to add one or more of his rare vanities, candlesticks, 6 foot tandems, unique telephone attachments, desk telephones, coin collectors, or coffins to your collection. 

Have a field day and revel in some of the most treasured items in the telephony field brought to you by Freeland Auction Services, a “Premier Auction House” connecting collectors with collections!  Good Luck in your bidding, check back often, and feel confident that you will have a great piece of history.  So, please bid confidently, and enjoy this liquidation of a wonderful ATCA member’s collection.  Shipping is available, as well as local pickup in Freeland, MI. Have fun and please contact Barry with Freeland Auction Services if you have any questions!

BRIEF AUCTION ITEM DESCRIPTIONS:

 

·         1884 Western Electric 42" WALNUT Tandem Telephone MUSEUM QUALITY

·         Illinois Central Railroad Western Electric Extension Bell box

·         Western Electric 1901 Type 295A Oak subset ringer box

·         Western Electric 20H Nickel Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric Type 85 Common Battery WALNUT Fiddleback Telephone

·         Unique JOE'S GARAGE & FUEL SHELL Gas St. telephone mouthpiece advertising

·         Western Electric RED 302 in near mint condition

·         Early 1900s Stromberg Carlson mini Candlestick telephone paperweight

·         Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph MOUTHPIECE Advertising piece

·         Western Electric 240 Walnut 2 Box Wall Telephone with PONY Receiver

·         rare 1880s New England Telephone & Telegraph 3" PIN

·         1900 Type 106 OAK Western Electric Party Line Common Battery Subset

·         April 1968 True Spirit Of Service Medal in original box

·         Pair of early 1900s Western Electric BLUE BELL Dry Cell telephone batteries

·         1890s Western Electric Type 72 PARTY LINE wall telephone

·         Western Electric excellent condition extension bell box Patd. 1897

·         Western Electric oak 315E Oak Magneto Telephone with 267W Handset

·         1880s walnut Charles Williams Extension Ringer Box Serial No. 3708

·         Courtesy Coin Box Co. DETROIT MICHIGAN 5 Cent Coin Box ORIGINAL

·         Museum Quality Western Electric SUNBURST Tandem w/Glass Front Top box

 

·         Unusual Small Western Electric Intercom Subset and black bells

·         Nevada Bell Telephone Co. LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE advertising

·         Western Electric Payphone Door

·         1882 BLAKE SET original 3 box walnut wall telephone

·         early 1900s BASHLIN Telephone Disinfector Germ Proof Mouthpiece attachment

·         Early Fancy BLAKE BOX ChERRY WOOD Made by John Infurna with Key

·         The Missouri & KANSAS Telephone Co. advertising mirror

·         Western Electric OAK Type 43A Extension Bell Box

·         RARE New England Pony Oak Wall Telephone 7 Digit Beveled Edge Transmitter

 

·         RED Automatic Electric 1930s model 40 desk telephone w/ EXTENSCORD

·         rare Walnut Western Electric 43A extension bell box w/unusual gongs

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT type 43F extension bell box

·         Western Electric Type 67 OAK Tandem Telephone with 7 Digit Transmitter

·         Western Electric 21W watchase telephone receiver with green cord

·         The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. brass buried cable marker

·         Western Electric Extension Bell Box with early short ringer like in BLAKE set

·         Early 1900s STARR FRUIT PRODUCTS Co. Candlestick Telephone attachment

·         Western Electric Type 232A Walnut Double Box wall telephone

·         Late 1890s Western Electric Type 43 Walnut extension bell box w/Cow Bells

·         Western Electric unusual LARGE 133W Watch Case Telephone Receiver

·         Western Electric Type 262E Oak unusual extension ringer box

·         Western Electric *329* American Bell Telephone transmitter

·         1893 walnut Western Electric Type 67 two box wall telephone

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. walnut 1901 Ty;e 295A ringer box

·         Early 1900s The Garford MFG Co. MINIATURE Type 1460 Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric NICKEL 20B Candlestick Telephone w/*229* transmitter

·         RARE KLEENAPHONE Candlestick Telephone Mouthpiece Advertising Attachment

·         1878 National Bell Telephone CHARLES WILLIAMS Jr. Boston COFFIN Telephone

 

·         Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables porcelain unit

·         American Electric "GERM PROOF" Glass Mouthpiece No. 2 in original box

·         Western Electric OAK 295 Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Western Electric OAK Type 293Y Apartment Style telephone with Pony Receiver

·         Missouri and Kansas Telephone & Telegraph advertising pocket mirror

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Buerger Brothers Supply Co. Keyston 6287 DENVER Candlestick Attachment

·         rare Western Electric walnut Type 68E 1894-99 Telephone w/7 Digit Transmitter

·         rare Western Electric Type 85 walnut 1897 Fiddleback telephone

·         Western Union porcelain Call Box OVAL Shape

·         Western Electric WALNUT extension bell box with Short 80 OHM ringer

·         Early 1900s WE Candlestick Telephone Attachment "POSITIVE REMINDER"

·         1887 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT extension bell box

·         Early 1880s Western Electric SPECIAL USE Telephone with Stationary Hook

·         original 1890s P & A Local & Long Distance Telephone Co. Tape Measure

·         rare CLEAR PHONE Co. SOLID Watch Case Receiver in original box

·         Pacific Telephone & Telegraph SAN FRANCISCO walnut extension bell box

·         1898 The Philadephia Press CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE advertising attachment

·         Western Electric TYPE 252E OAK 2 box wooden wall telephone

 

·         1884 Western Electric #1 walnut subset with RED MAGNETO & RINGER

·         rare SUNSET TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH Co. porcelain Bell badge

·         Western Electric Transmitter Arm and Mouthpiece

·         Western Electric OAK Telephone Vanity with Type 21 Top box & #5 Arm

·         SANITARY Red Cross Bell Telephone transmitter attachment

·         Western Electric early OAK RINGER BOX with LARGE DOME Bells

·         TELO-MIKE Clarifies Reception Amplifies Transmision in original box

·         rare NY & NJ Tel Co. OAK extension bell telephone ringer box

·         Early 1900s Bell Telephone Western Electric walnut Type 293Y phone

·         Union Pacific OVERLAND candlestick telephone transmitter attachment

·         1887 Type 57 New England Telephone & Telegraph walnut extension bell box

·         Talk-Low LARGE Telephone mouthpiece has Western Electric Threads

·         Western Electric ROSE 302 desk telephone in NEAR MINT Condition

·         Western Electric Type 294 Common Battery Fiddleback wall telephone

·         American Telephone & Telegraph Co. BELL SYSTEM tape measure

·         Western Electric IMPERIAL model 202 desk telephone

·         Western Electric BULLET Telephone Mouthpiece VERY RARE

·         Western Union Telegraph & Cable Porcelain Call Box unit

·         Western Electric TIGER OAK Vanity with Long Distance Transmitter

 

·         Independent The St. Joseph Home Telephone Co. advertising attachment

·         Western Union Telegraph & Cable Porcelain Call Box unit

·         BUTTE Tombstone Co. MONUMENTS candlestick telephone attachment

·         Western Electric Type 232E Oak wall 2 Box telephone

·         1880s walnut Special Test Set very unusual and rare!

·         Red Cross Germ Proof GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece

·         Bell System PUBLIC STATION advertising pocket mirror

·         1937 Western Electric speckled bronze 202 desk telephone

·         Western Electric Wall Speaking Tube Set American Bell Telephone

 

·         Early 1880s Western Electric walnut special test set very unusual

·         Western Electric BLUE BELL Dry Cell KS 6542 pair of telephone batteries

·         Mute-A-Phone early Telephone Mouthpiece attachment

·         1880s Western Electric walnut BLAKE SET 3 box wall telephone

·         Rope Shaft Home Telephone Co. Iowa City Iowa Pocket Mirror

·         Western Electric OAK Extension Ringer box with WOODEN BELLS

·         Western Electric nickel 250W transmitter and backcup for parts

·         Western Electric WALNUT Ringer with Cow Bells Type 43 extension bell box

·         Western Electric Walnut model 240 Wall 2 Box telephone

 

·         Western Electric BLUE 302 desk telephone MUSEUM QUALITY!

·         Oak Western Electric Extension Ringer Box with COW BELLS!

·         Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. Long Distance attachment

·         Western Electric GRAY No. 24 Pay Station THE WANAMAKER

·         Western Electric Type 10 Cherry Wood Magneto Box VERY EARLY!

·         Lafayette Telephone Co. LEXINGTON, MO advertising tape measure

·         Early Western Electric TYPE 8 Oak Magneto Ringer Box

·         Western Electric nickel plated telephone mouthpiece

·         Western Electric OAK #4 3 Jug Wall Telephone MUSEUM QUALITY!

·         Western Electric CHERRY WOOD Test Set with broken leather strap

·         Western Electric Black Glass Telephone Mouthpiece

·         Western Electric GREEN 302 desk telephone in excellent condition

·         No Accidents For 12 Years A SAFE DRIVER Bell System brass button

·         rare Western Electric TYPE 22 Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Red Cross Germ Proof GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT extension bell box

·         Manhattan Electrical Supply advertising mirror

·         Gray Pay Station 3 Slot PayStation Type 23-J coin collector with keys

·         Rural Line Rules antique telephone wood wall phone instruction card

·         1914 Western Electric Type 357 A oak small intercom telephone

·         Maxim Antiseptic GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece in original box

·         Early Western Electric Party Line Subset walnut common battery

·         Western Electric 20 S Candlestick Telephone w/GRAY Coin Collector

·         Public Pay Station BELL SYSTEM Advertising pocket mirror

·         Western Electric TYPE 20 Candlestick Telephone & Gray Coin Collector

·         Mt. Watson Alexander Graham Bell Bell System commemorative medal

·         Western Electric OAK Type 212F Telephone subset bell box

·         rare Western Electric 20S Candlestick Telephone with beveled edge 7 Digit

 

·         Western Electric IVORY Model 302 desk telephone

·         Davis & Watts FANCY Cow Bell Ringer walnut MUSEUM Quality bell box

·         The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Bell System Pocket Mirror

·         Western Electric GRAY No. 23 Pay Station Coin Collector

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph pocket mirror

·         Western Electric 327H Oak small intercom telephone

·         Western Electric SPECIAL Type 327A Oak small intercom telephone

·         MUSEUM PIECE!  Kellogg Fancy BIRDSEYE MAPLE Vanity

 

 

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The John Andrews Antique Telephone Gallery Auction WOW! 150 Lots of Telephones from 1878-1940s
 Online Only Auction
Auction Date(s)
Bidding Starts: Friday Jan 6 , 10:00 AM
Bidding Ends: Sunday Jan 29 , 6:00 PM
Auction Location

Freeland, MI 48623
Company
Freeland Auction Services, LLC

Contact: Barry Huckeby
Phone: 9898783308
Website: freelandauctionservices.com

Listing Terms and Conditions
Must register and bid on Proxibid.com
File Attachments

The Andrews Antique Telephone Collection

Online Telephone Collection Auction

FreelandAuctionServices.com

Begins Friday, January 6th, 2023 & Ends Sunday, January 29th, 2023

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER & BID ON PROXIBID.COM

Freeland Auction Services has been entrusted to bring to market the John Andrews Antique Telephone Collection.  John has collected phones for decades and is a devoted member of the Antique Telephone Collectors Association serving as ATCA President in the past. This is the 1st of several absolute online auctions for the Andrews Telephone Collection.  The auction ends on Sunday, January 29th, 2023 beginning at 6PM EST. This is an ONLINE ONLY Auction.   You may begin bidding as early as January 6th, 2023.

Mr. Andrews specialized in all sorts of antique telephones with a concentration on Western Electric telephones; unique National Bell items; scarce Charles Williams phones; and museum quality telephones. He had amassed a wonderful collection that we will be bringing to you on Proxibid.com with several featured absolute online auctions. 

This collection has some of the most sought after items that he personally picked thru the years and enjoyed the ownership of for a long time. Now is your chance to own these rare pieces and add them to your collection. Every item described to a 'T" with dozens of photos so there will be no doubt that you will have value in the years to come.  You now have the opportunity to add one or more of his rare vanities, candlesticks, 6 foot tandems, unique telephone attachments, desk telephones, coin collectors, or coffins to your collection. 

Have a field day and revel in some of the most treasured items in the telephony field brought to you by Freeland Auction Services, a “Premier Auction House” connecting collectors with collections!  Good Luck in your bidding, check back often, and feel confident that you will have a great piece of history.  So, please bid confidently, and enjoy this liquidation of a wonderful ATCA member’s collection.  Shipping is available, as well as local pickup in Freeland, MI. Have fun and please contact Barry with Freeland Auction Services if you have any questions!

BRIEF AUCTION ITEM DESCRIPTIONS:

 

·         1884 Western Electric 42" WALNUT Tandem Telephone MUSEUM QUALITY

·         Illinois Central Railroad Western Electric Extension Bell box

·         Western Electric 1901 Type 295A Oak subset ringer box

·         Western Electric 20H Nickel Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric Type 85 Common Battery WALNUT Fiddleback Telephone

·         Unique JOE'S GARAGE & FUEL SHELL Gas St. telephone mouthpiece advertising

·         Western Electric RED 302 in near mint condition

·         Early 1900s Stromberg Carlson mini Candlestick telephone paperweight

·         Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph MOUTHPIECE Advertising piece

·         Western Electric 240 Walnut 2 Box Wall Telephone with PONY Receiver

·         rare 1880s New England Telephone & Telegraph 3" PIN

·         1900 Type 106 OAK Western Electric Party Line Common Battery Subset

·         April 1968 True Spirit Of Service Medal in original box

·         Pair of early 1900s Western Electric BLUE BELL Dry Cell telephone batteries

·         1890s Western Electric Type 72 PARTY LINE wall telephone

·         Western Electric excellent condition extension bell box Patd. 1897

·         Western Electric oak 315E Oak Magneto Telephone with 267W Handset

·         1880s walnut Charles Williams Extension Ringer Box Serial No. 3708

·         Courtesy Coin Box Co. DETROIT MICHIGAN 5 Cent Coin Box ORIGINAL

·         Museum Quality Western Electric SUNBURST Tandem w/Glass Front Top box

 

·         Unusual Small Western Electric Intercom Subset and black bells

·         Nevada Bell Telephone Co. LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE advertising

·         Western Electric Payphone Door

·         1882 BLAKE SET original 3 box walnut wall telephone

·         early 1900s BASHLIN Telephone Disinfector Germ Proof Mouthpiece attachment

·         Early Fancy BLAKE BOX ChERRY WOOD Made by John Infurna with Key

·         The Missouri & KANSAS Telephone Co. advertising mirror

·         Western Electric OAK Type 43A Extension Bell Box

·         RARE New England Pony Oak Wall Telephone 7 Digit Beveled Edge Transmitter

 

·         RED Automatic Electric 1930s model 40 desk telephone w/ EXTENSCORD

·         rare Walnut Western Electric 43A extension bell box w/unusual gongs

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT type 43F extension bell box

·         Western Electric Type 67 OAK Tandem Telephone with 7 Digit Transmitter

·         Western Electric 21W watchase telephone receiver with green cord

·         The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. brass buried cable marker

·         Western Electric Extension Bell Box with early short ringer like in BLAKE set

·         Early 1900s STARR FRUIT PRODUCTS Co. Candlestick Telephone attachment

·         Western Electric Type 232A Walnut Double Box wall telephone

·         Late 1890s Western Electric Type 43 Walnut extension bell box w/Cow Bells

·         Western Electric unusual LARGE 133W Watch Case Telephone Receiver

·         Western Electric Type 262E Oak unusual extension ringer box

·         Western Electric *329* American Bell Telephone transmitter

·         1893 walnut Western Electric Type 67 two box wall telephone

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. walnut 1901 Ty;e 295A ringer box

·         Early 1900s The Garford MFG Co. MINIATURE Type 1460 Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric NICKEL 20B Candlestick Telephone w/*229* transmitter

·         RARE KLEENAPHONE Candlestick Telephone Mouthpiece Advertising Attachment

·         1878 National Bell Telephone CHARLES WILLIAMS Jr. Boston COFFIN Telephone

 

·         Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables porcelain unit

·         American Electric "GERM PROOF" Glass Mouthpiece No. 2 in original box

·         Western Electric OAK 295 Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Western Electric OAK Type 293Y Apartment Style telephone with Pony Receiver

·         Missouri and Kansas Telephone & Telegraph advertising pocket mirror

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Buerger Brothers Supply Co. Keyston 6287 DENVER Candlestick Attachment

·         rare Western Electric walnut Type 68E 1894-99 Telephone w/7 Digit Transmitter

·         rare Western Electric Type 85 walnut 1897 Fiddleback telephone

·         Western Union porcelain Call Box OVAL Shape

·         Western Electric WALNUT extension bell box with Short 80 OHM ringer

·         Early 1900s WE Candlestick Telephone Attachment "POSITIVE REMINDER"

·         1887 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT extension bell box

·         Early 1880s Western Electric SPECIAL USE Telephone with Stationary Hook

·         original 1890s P & A Local & Long Distance Telephone Co. Tape Measure

·         rare CLEAR PHONE Co. SOLID Watch Case Receiver in original box

·         Pacific Telephone & Telegraph SAN FRANCISCO walnut extension bell box

·         1898 The Philadephia Press CANDLESTICK TELEPHONE advertising attachment

·         Western Electric TYPE 252E OAK 2 box wooden wall telephone

 

·         1884 Western Electric #1 walnut subset with RED MAGNETO & RINGER

·         rare SUNSET TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH Co. porcelain Bell badge

·         Western Electric Transmitter Arm and Mouthpiece

·         Western Electric OAK Telephone Vanity with Type 21 Top box & #5 Arm

·         SANITARY Red Cross Bell Telephone transmitter attachment

·         Western Electric early OAK RINGER BOX with LARGE DOME Bells

·         TELO-MIKE Clarifies Reception Amplifies Transmision in original box

·         rare NY & NJ Tel Co. OAK extension bell telephone ringer box

·         Early 1900s Bell Telephone Western Electric walnut Type 293Y phone

·         Union Pacific OVERLAND candlestick telephone transmitter attachment

·         1887 Type 57 New England Telephone & Telegraph walnut extension bell box

·         Talk-Low LARGE Telephone mouthpiece has Western Electric Threads

·         Western Electric ROSE 302 desk telephone in NEAR MINT Condition

·         Western Electric Type 294 Common Battery Fiddleback wall telephone

·         American Telephone & Telegraph Co. BELL SYSTEM tape measure

·         Western Electric IMPERIAL model 202 desk telephone

·         Western Electric BULLET Telephone Mouthpiece VERY RARE

·         Western Union Telegraph & Cable Porcelain Call Box unit

·         Western Electric TIGER OAK Vanity with Long Distance Transmitter

 

·         Independent The St. Joseph Home Telephone Co. advertising attachment

·         Western Union Telegraph & Cable Porcelain Call Box unit

·         BUTTE Tombstone Co. MONUMENTS candlestick telephone attachment

·         Western Electric Type 232E Oak wall 2 Box telephone

·         1880s walnut Special Test Set very unusual and rare!

·         Red Cross Germ Proof GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece

·         Bell System PUBLIC STATION advertising pocket mirror

·         1937 Western Electric speckled bronze 202 desk telephone

·         Western Electric Wall Speaking Tube Set American Bell Telephone

 

·         Early 1880s Western Electric walnut special test set very unusual

·         Western Electric BLUE BELL Dry Cell KS 6542 pair of telephone batteries

·         Mute-A-Phone early Telephone Mouthpiece attachment

·         1880s Western Electric walnut BLAKE SET 3 box wall telephone

·         Rope Shaft Home Telephone Co. Iowa City Iowa Pocket Mirror

·         Western Electric OAK Extension Ringer box with WOODEN BELLS

·         Western Electric nickel 250W transmitter and backcup for parts

·         Western Electric WALNUT Ringer with Cow Bells Type 43 extension bell box

·         Western Electric Walnut model 240 Wall 2 Box telephone

 

·         Western Electric BLUE 302 desk telephone MUSEUM QUALITY!

·         Oak Western Electric Extension Ringer Box with COW BELLS!

·         Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. Long Distance attachment

·         Western Electric GRAY No. 24 Pay Station THE WANAMAKER

·         Western Electric Type 10 Cherry Wood Magneto Box VERY EARLY!

·         Lafayette Telephone Co. LEXINGTON, MO advertising tape measure

·         Early Western Electric TYPE 8 Oak Magneto Ringer Box

·         Western Electric nickel plated telephone mouthpiece

·         Western Electric OAK #4 3 Jug Wall Telephone MUSEUM QUALITY!

·         Western Electric CHERRY WOOD Test Set with broken leather strap

·         Western Electric Black Glass Telephone Mouthpiece

·         Western Electric GREEN 302 desk telephone in excellent condition

·         No Accidents For 12 Years A SAFE DRIVER Bell System brass button

·         rare Western Electric TYPE 22 Candlestick Telephone

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Red Cross Germ Proof GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece

·         New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. WALNUT extension bell box

·         Manhattan Electrical Supply advertising mirror

·         Gray Pay Station 3 Slot PayStation Type 23-J coin collector with keys

·         Rural Line Rules antique telephone wood wall phone instruction card

·         1914 Western Electric Type 357 A oak small intercom telephone

·         Maxim Antiseptic GLASS Telephone Mouthpiece in original box

·         Early Western Electric Party Line Subset walnut common battery

·         Western Electric 20 S Candlestick Telephone w/GRAY Coin Collector

·         Public Pay Station BELL SYSTEM Advertising pocket mirror

·         Western Electric TYPE 20 Candlestick Telephone & Gray Coin Collector

·         Mt. Watson Alexander Graham Bell Bell System commemorative medal

·         Western Electric OAK Type 212F Telephone subset bell box

·         rare Western Electric 20S Candlestick Telephone with beveled edge 7 Digit

 

·         Western Electric IVORY Model 302 desk telephone

·         Davis & Watts FANCY Cow Bell Ringer walnut MUSEUM Quality bell box

·         The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Bell System Pocket Mirror

·         Western Electric GRAY No. 23 Pay Station Coin Collector

·         Western Electric walnut PARTY LINE Common Battery Telephone Subset

·         Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph pocket mirror

·         Western Electric 327H Oak small intercom telephone

·         Western Electric SPECIAL Type 327A Oak small intercom telephone

·         MUSEUM PIECE!  Kellogg Fancy BIRDSEYE MAPLE Vanity