Chicago 2 Box Glass Front

[the phone house]

Picked this up today at one of my favorite local antique shops.....asking $120.00 got it for $85.00

[G-Man]

                        "CHICAGO TELEPHONES SATISFY"

Looks like one of the Chicago Bridging Telephones as shown in the Chicago Telephone Supply catalog. They are featured in part two of the scan residing in the TCI Library.

[AE_Collector]

Gawd...

Back when I was a newbie collector (30 plus years ago) these were a phone that I really wanted to have but if I recall correctly they were always $500...$600 or even more (in 1970's dollars).

Fastforward to 6 or 7 years ago when one was advertised in either TCI or ATCA for $275 (2000's dollars) plus shipping (not cheap even then) I went for it. I am happy to have it but they just seem to get less and less expensive with each year that passes.

Terry

[LarryInMichigan]

Can someone here explain the purpose of the window in the magneto box to an ignorant fool?

Larry

[AE_Collector]

Marketing! Getting the subscriber to ask for the phone by name that your company makes because they think it looks nice.

Terry