Automatic electric was founded in 1891 as strowger automatic telephone exchange company by kansas city resident almon strowger, who invented the first automatic dial telephone switch in 1889, and a businessman named joseph harris. Antique automatic electric monophone ae40 telephone ae34. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. This bakelite phone is rare, collectible and in good condition with some wear on the cradle and receiver. Automatic electric company ae was the largest of the manufacturing units of the automatic. The pronunciation of a word can be given as a series symbols that correspond to the individual units of sound that make up a word. Automatic electric monophone 1a desktop telephone is an. Automatic electric telephone dial number cards ae monophone dial cards. Antique automatic electric ae35 juke box wall monophone. This combined phone includes all the components required to operate within the casing. Gte automatic electric information telephone tribute. Oct 06, 2015 from 1935 and until the mid 50s, strowgerae phones were manufactured by the eugene f. Without these, many good inventions would have languished. Free automatic electric monophone telephone decal, hookup.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I got this phone in a second hand shop in middletown ny. Now you can have a nice supple new gasket to replace your hard and cracked ones. We have a large selection of automatic electric rotary dial telephones from the 1920s to. I have restored many phones and worked many hours on this bakelite phone meticulously disassembling, reassembling, polishing and buffing it to make it look as beautiful as it did. Automatic electric company ae was the largest of the manufacturing units of the automatic electric group. A vintage automatic electric 1a model monophone telephone. The ae 40 model made a cameo appearance in the 1999 film the matrix. History deserves to be remembered recommended for you 16. Antique and vintage automatic electric telephones collectors.
It is sad but true that many of the worlds successful inventors were not capable of turning their invention into a production item. Hello select your address todays deals best sellers customer service find a gift registry new releases gift cards best sellers customer service. Unfollow automatic electric monophone to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The phone features a black bakelite handset cradled into the body. Would make a good addition to your collection or for use as a display item. It was used with a subset for the network and ringer. A set of push buttons was mounted on the writing slope. Bulk cordage choose the number of conductors and color. Vintage automatic electric black rotary dial telephone. Vintage automatic electric telephone parts old phone shop. This is a vintage 1930s era automatic electric monophone rotary dial desk telephone looks to be a model ae40, but is not marked. A vintage ae 40 monophone model telephone by automatic electric, circa 1950s.
The automatic electric model 40 monophone was introduced in 1938. From united statescustoms services and international tracking provided. The first strowger telephones were modified from standard magneto telephones of the time. Strowger stickstrowger wallsunburststep base1a221 wall21 stick32344050 jukebox80183dialaphonestarlitestyleline. Ae 40 telephone in collectible telephones 19401969 for.
Like western electric, another industryleading telephone equipment manufacturer located in the chicago area, automatic electric spent most of its history as a subsidiary of another company. In the pre electric signal era, switching towers were required to keep three oil lamps burning at all times after dark. Ambitious and groundbreaking, electric shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the digital age, from the first pop superstars of the twentieth century to the omnipresence of music in our lives, in hit singles, ringtones and on spotify. This was the first desk top telephone automatic electric company made after the candlestick telephone. Up for auction is an art deco phone of the 20s, an automatic electric dial monophone that works.
Telephone collectors international was incorporated under the laws of the state of kansas on may, 1986. Vintage automatic electric monophone yellow rotary dial. The ae1a monophone of 1925 was aes first handset the monophone was the handset itself, not the complete phone detail of monophone handset. Antique telephones automatic electric ae 50 monophone back to antique telephones index. Browse the best of ebay, connect with other collectors, and explore the history behind your favorite finds. Automatic electric ae40 art deco chrome bands trim. Would make a good addition to your collection or for use as a. Everything for you monophone deskset or wall telephone. The strowger company was formed in 1891, founded by almon strowger inventor of the dial telephone and the strowger step by step telephone switching system. Several different lenses were in use in kerosene lanterns used on the railroads before the advent of electrical signaling. Automatic electric monophone 1a desktop antique telephone. Automatic electric type 40 monophone telephone automatic electric monophone with a type 41 handset from the early 40s. Within a decade magnetic tape supplanted phonograph records for radio music programming.
For decades ae was a leading supplier of telephone equipment to independent nonbell telephone companies across the u. Vintage automatic electric black rotary dial telephone phone monophone. About automatic electric automatic electric was founded as strowger automatic telephone exchange co. Automatic electric model 47 multiline monophone vintage. All the ae desktop handset phones before the mid sixties. Phillips electrical works owned by the automatic electric company a subsidiary of the theodore gary and company, which was located to the north of st. Patents 1,615,311 1,689,598 1,642,822 1,719,992, 1,738,919 to the. It also helps if you understand a little bit about the technology and history. Vintage rotary phone, 1a highboy monophone, automatic electric. The following are representative pictures of automatic electric telephones. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. These are the hardest telephones to find in good shape. In 1901 the name was changed to automatic electric. The goal of the organization is to educate the public, as well as the members of the corporation, regarding the history of telephony, the value of old telephones and related items, their collectability and preservation.
Rotary dial desk telephone gte automatic electric 1969. Ae 1a monophone desk set, 1a monophone with 5 leaf switch hook wired to western electric subset color annotation by vin dijohn and bobby koch. Nowhere is this more evident than in the early and exciting history of the telephone industry. To use it, simply place your order and you will be able to choose store credit as the payment method when it comes time to pay for your order. The following table lists the various lenses that were in common use, and their purpose or message. Automatic electric was founded in 1891 as strowger automatic telephone. We have a large selection of automatic electric phones. Printed on the top of the handset cradle is automatic electric company chicago, made in usa, and the ae symbol to the right of the switchhook and monophone, reg. Here is a new rubber bottom gasket for your automatic electric monophone, ae40 and ae34 models. This original ae monophone 1a is made of bakelite and is highly polished. The body is in very good condition with no breaks or cracks. Get the best deals on automatic electric telephone when you shop the. With its line of automatic telephone exchanges, it was also a longterm supplier of switching equipment to the. Free automatic electric monophone telephone decal, hookup manual, schematic, wiring, dial removal, bell box wiring for automatic electric telephone models monophone 1a, ae1, ae1a, ae11a click on pictures below to print out decal page or schematic, wiring, dial removal, bell box wiring and dial mechanical information in pdf format.
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Name changed to automatic telephone and electric co ltd. Complete source for all antique automatic electric telephones. What is the different between a monophone and a triphone. It was a telephone equipment supplier for independent telephone companies in north america, and also had a worldwide presence. This listing is not comprehensive, but should serve to give collectors a guide to automatic electric styles and model numbers. Early ae automatic electric phones were ugly and heavy i think the handsets were designed to. The rubber ring around the base shows some cracking from dry rot as pictured and the bakelite could use a good polish. Great deals from cnycollectiblestuff in ebay stores. They needed a businessman or syndicate to provide the business and finance skills they lacked. Telephone world pictures of automatic electric telephones. Get the best deal for collectible telephones pre 1940 from the largest online selection at. But this is by far the sharpest most deco telephone ever made.
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