To be fair, thought I would start a thread about lamp phones that were entirely reversible. I've found one so far, a candlestick I found on Goodwill Online:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=6919.0
Here is one I acquired a while back:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MfdWPDO_mh4/Tl1CDRYYByI/AAAAAAAAWQs/y6jCJD9Xa3s/s512/Swan%252520PointDSC_1232%25252020110830_719DSC_1232.JPG) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AO117p67IXE/Tl1CAe1hK5I/AAAAAAAAWQg/jG2nXUkT0hE/s512/Swan%252520PointDSC_1236%25252020110830_723DSC_1236.JPG)
Early 20B with "Hershey's Kiss" perch and knurled thumbscrew
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0S5t-XANHeI/Tl1CCm3tW9I/AAAAAAAAWQo/TSmE8Yb4TRk/s512/Swan%252520PointDSC_1233%25252020110830_720DSC_1233.JPG)
Screw shaft
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yOtRvpcv5ng/Tl1CBCRxXoI/AAAAAAAAWQk/z3jeJtbAW1c/s512/Swan%252520PointDSC_1234%25252020110830_721DSC_1234.JPG) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Q8ue_G9enY/Tl1B3fMgkHI/AAAAAAAAWQQ/1-Qh6tngOG0/s512/Swan%252520PointDSC_1242%25252020110830_729DSC_1242.JPG)
Wooden Base
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9DP4H-dNfsA/Tl1B1hxONII/AAAAAAAAWQM/UinVMETlakQ/s512/Swan%252520PointDSC_1241%25252020110830_728DSC_1241.JPG)
Cast Iron stem bolt
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I6g_C0w1r04/Tl2GS4Oc00I/AAAAAAAAWRI/SBHgqDWIHII/s576/Swan%252520PointDSC_1283%25252020110830_742DSC_1283.JPG)
Came with a broken Chicago receiver that had a "CHICAGO TELEPHONES SATISFY" cap. I just sold it on eBay for $48. That makes the grand total $254.51. Much more reasonable.
http://tinyurl.com/3qjgwmt (http://tinyurl.com/3qjgwmt)
Indeed seems a lot more useful as a lamp than as a phone. :-)