I found the little old lampmaker

[Desert Phone Guy]

I was in an antique shop in Flagstaff in northern Arizona Yesterday and stumbled upon these three dial candlesticks.  The two brass ones has a price of $49.95 each on them, and the nickel plated one had a price of $89.95.  Two of them had #4 dials and one had a #2 dial.  Old WE Star Mouthpieces and 706A capsule receivers.  They all looks fairly nice in that the plating and the brass polishing was decent.  There was a hole drilled in each of the three bases for a light switch  (arrgh).

Anyways, I figured I could use them for parts.   I offered the shopkeeper $30 apiece for them.  She said the dealer would never take that.  I suggested that she call the dealer.  She did, and came back and said they would take my offer.

Not a great find, but better than a kick in the shins, as they say.

Picture attached.

Steve Cole

[Key2871]

For that price I think you did very well! Nice find
Strange bases on them, and what's the part on the receivers, some decorative banding?

[Desert Phone Guy]

Yes, the receivers have stick on ornamentation at the top. The bottom bases were fabricated out of brass metal.  they used the same 3 mounting screw positions that an original bottom base cover.

[Doug Rose]

Very nice Steve....every phone room needs a lamp ....... or three. Really different finds....Doug