"Antique Telephone $75,000" (Collection seen online)

[CanadianGuy]

Thought someone here might be interested. I assume the price is insane, unless there's some truly rare pieces here?

"400 and more antique telephone, signs,telephon booth ect...
95000.00 NEW PRICE 75000$
NO EMAIL call fred 506-826-3749 thank you ! merci !
more photo google search---- balmoralnb44---- photostream"

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectibles/bathurst/antique-telephone/1489107698

Found Flickr stream https://www.flickr.com/photos/balmoral44/albums/72157633946432840/

[CanadianGuy]

More pics

[19and41]

They ought to call it a museum as opposed to a telephone. 

[HarrySmith]

Definitely a museum. I don't see a lot of "rare" phones, a few nice ones like the glass front tandem and also the K-6 booth. Some of the signs might be scarce, I am not an expert on signs, especially Canadian ones.  A ton of Automobilia also.

[Doug Rose]

What a wonderful collection! I hope Fred is selling out his collection, not another in Telephone Heaven.

They will have trouble selling this all together.  Coin collectors and a lot of sticks.  The signs are wonderful.

They need a knowledgeable person to help auction it off...Doug

[CanadianGuy]

I don't see a lot of "rare" phones

How about the wooden Strowger? I missed out on one a while back on Kijiji here in Manitoba for $100 I think (I posted it on here) that supposedly has sold for $1000.

[HarrySmith]

How about the wooden Strowger? I missed out on one a while back on Kijiji here in Manitoba for $100 I think (I posted it on here) that supposedly has sold for $1000.

Yeah, OK. There is also a few Gray Pay Stations there but even a dozen $1,000 phones does not justify $75 Grand!

[19and41]

Maybe they are throwing in the building to keep it in. 

[HarrySmith]

Maybe they are throwing in the building to keep it in. 

That might be worth it!

[Pourme]

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I'd love to know "the rest of the story" of that collection.