Western Electric A1 - Black shsdchildproduct this vintage telephone blends classic

this vintage telephone blends classic aesthetics with modern functionality

The Automatic Electric Type 21 Metal Wall Phone dates from the 1930s and includes all required components including the ringer in a single cabinet

The Western Electric and Northern Electric 102/202 series telephones were the first widely distributed phones which adopted the use of a single handset rather than a separate transmitter and receiver

The dial is a number 6 showing almost no signs of wear on the red alphanumeric dial plate

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Western Electric A1 - Black shsdchildproduct this vintage telephone blends classicHistory In the 1920s, developments in anti sidetone circuitry and non positional transmitters, which worked in any orientation, permitted Western Electric to develop a handset model free of these problems. The resulting E1 handset was ready for production in 1927. This handset was paired with a base that was essentially a candlestick with a shortened neck of approximately one inch in height, topped with a new cradle for the handset. The cradle