Classic Rotary Phones Forum

I've always loved these.  It's the Rauland Amplicall office intercom.  Long a staple of 1940s and '50s executive desks, these were used for inter-office communication.  One of these would look swell on anybody's desk today, and would no doubt still impress visitors.  This particular example is in drop-dead gorgeous condition in it's shiny brown bakelite.

What will it bring, gang?  Let's hear your guesses before the auction's final day!  The reserve (whatever it is) has no bearing on our contest.  We're guessing the highest bid, whether or not the reserve is met at that bid.




S C O R E B O A R D
$50 - mienaichizu (-65.63)
$75 - McHeath (40.63)
$100 - HobieSport (-15.63)
$110 - Bill Cahill (-5.63)
Sold for $115.63
$137.56 - Dennis Markham (Over)
$180 - Steve (Over)
$245 - Dan/Panther (Over)
$250 - Perry (Over)
$289 - Sargeguy (Over)
$320 - bingster (Over)
$375 - Dan²  (Over)
$400 - Mark Stevens (Over)
$500 - BDM (Over)

By Jove that is truly beautiful.  I'll start by guessing $1,800.

$1200

While I agree this is truly a nice intercom, intercoms don't seem to sell well on ebay.
My guess would be  110.00.
Bill Cahill

I'm all over the board on these guesses.......here's another low one...
$137.56

OK, I'll join in this one, even though I have no idea what that thing is worth. Wouldn't you need more than one unit to actually use it as an intercom?

I'll guess $250.00

$375, very nice

I'm going to change my guess, to $500

My guess $245.00.

D/P

Quote from: Perry on January 27, 2009, 02:46:18 PMWouldn't you need more than one unit to actually use it as an intercom?

Yup. They had units that were almost identical to this master unit, but were missing the handset, and also small similarly styled units that had only a volume knob and a talk key on the front.  You'd need a master unit and at least one of the others plus many yards of multi-conductor cord and one heck of a connection diagram (which I have if anybody wants it).

 Looks like it would display well.  $180.00

$75 big ones, cash American.  I'm going uber lowball as, while it's purty as all get out, it's weird and needs to find the right owner to really find love. 

$289-I think the reserve will put a wet blanket on bidding

The sad part is, I will almost bet the farm it gets broken during shipping.
D/P

That is a cool intercom!  Y'all are placing some crazy-high bids, probably because you know more about them than I do...I'll say $400.

I'd like to simply withdraw my bid and stay out off this one.  I didn't have the slightest idea of what it might sell for. ::)

Given the extraordinarily high bid, I'll let you withdraw the 1800, but here's the catch... you have to pick a new bid.  You're not getting out of this one that easy, bub! ;D

By the way, I don't think anybody has a clue what these go for.  That's why I picked it. ;)

whooops! I almost forgot to bid. I'll bid low, place me in $50

well that's a really nice looking intercom, I'd love to see it in reality on my desk ;D

Quote from: bingster
...here's the catch... you have to pick a new bid.  You're not getting out of this one that easy, bub! ;D
By the way, I don't think anybody has a clue what these go for.  That's why I picked it. ;)

Thanks Bingster. :D  Okay, I'll say $100. but I'm thinking it won't meet the reserve price, whatever that is. ::)

The reserve is $75.

Honestly, I'd bid $75 for it, but that $43 shipping is just a killer.

I'll be a devil $666

And watch it go for 1800.

Bingster;
Another one just got posted on Ebay for $99.99 opening bid, he claims it's the same model as seen on Perry Masons desk ?
D/P

I saw that one this morning, too.  It's not quite as nice as the first one, but a pair of them sure would be a conversation piece in a home office that had two desks in it... Huh, McHeath??? ;)

Perry Mason did have one of these on his desk, but I'm not sure how many buttons it had on it.  They came configured with buttons in multiples of 6.  You could get them with 6, 12, 18, or 24 buttons (stations).

Yeh that would look cool on mine and the missus desks.  Ya'll can donate them!   :D

The auction's over, and we have a winner...

Congratulations, Bill Cahill!

Stay tuned for the next auction to be posted shortly.

I really believed that would have gone for more.

I agree, at least double.
Congratulations Bill....
\D/P

 ;D Now, when may I expect delivery? ;D
Thanks.
Bill Cahill