Automatic Electric No. 3 - Black with Brass Trim Antique Phones Both the green handset and

Both the green handset and line cord are original to the piece

We have added a modern network to this beauty which has allowed us to provide a perfectly working phone

and the subset plugs into a phone jack that is provisioned with telephone service

Interestingly

The model 925 is affectionatly nicknamed the "ashtray" This was because of the ashtray style cups on the body of the phone

Automatic Electric No. 3 - Black with Brass Trim Antique Phones Both the green handset andAutomatic Electric were the first North American company to manufacture a self contained deskset. The result were the Automatic Electric 2 and 12. These phones were made of bakelite and the very next year, AE introduced the simlar 3 and 13 phones. The biggest difference here was the 3 and 13 were made of metal and wall mountable. This phone here is a number 3. The unmistakable profile of this phone is great example of the evolution of the deskset. The