I probably didn't get a bargain on this ($65 plus shipping). I cannot find much information about these.
Larry
Nice phone!
You can find some basic info in the AE 4055 catalog (1934) in the TCI Library.
http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=1770&Itemid=2 (http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=1770&Itemid=2)
Thank you. below is a picture of the rear of the phone. Since it appears to have an induction coil, I would guess that this is a type 3 and not type 13, as described in the catalog.
I don't think that these appear very often. I am anxious to receive the phone. If only I had somewhere to mount it (along with a dozen other homeless wall phones). It would make a nice companion to my AE21 wall phone.
Larry
I just received the bill for shipping this phone (from Mo to MI): $25.80 :o. I can't imagine how much it would have been if they had actually packed it well. I assume that Brinybay's bill for destroying his Leich beehive is similar. I will probably stay away from this auctioneer in the future.
Larry