Telephones and Telegraphs

Abdy Antiques - UK. Specialists in the restoration and renovation of British telephones circa 1920-1979 and deals in Rockingham pottery. Profile, catalogs, FAQ and contacts.
www.abdyantiques.co.uk/

AndHow! Antique Telephones - Buy, sell and trade antique telephones.
www.andhowantiques.com/

Antique Phones from the 1870s - Interested In Antique Telephones? View Pictures Of Two Phones From The 1870s.
home.tampabay.rr.com/zimmerer

Antique Telephone History - Informative personal website offers telephone history, images and descriptions.
www.atcaonline.com/phone/

Atlanta Telephone History - Good overview of telephone history in the Atlanta GA metro area
home.speedfactory.net/cardwell/phonehistory.html

Bill's Phones - Private collection of telephones and related items.
www.dyz.com/phones/

Bob's Telephone File - Telephones - Old GPO, PO, BT and Ericsson. How to wire up your old phone. Telephone Systems.
web.ukonline.co.uk/freshwater

Bold Old Phone Company - Dealer in Antique Phones that work with modern phone jacks
www.boldoldphones.com/

Chicago Old Telephone Company - Antique telephone dealer specializing in many varieties of antique phones.
www.chicagooldtelephone.com/

Classic Telephon - A Swiss company specializing in vintage phones. Repair, restoration and sale.
www.classictelephon.com

Cowell Architecturals - Dealer of antique telephone kiosks, post boxes, garden antiques and pub memorabilia in Preston, Lancashire, UK
www.salvoweb.com/dealers/cowell-architecturals/index.html

The Dutch Online Telephone Museum - Variety of telephones mostly from the Netherlands.
www.xs4all.nl/~entrain/phones/

Ed's Old Telephones - A private collection of telephones and related bits
www.geocities.com/edwardszor/

English Phone Boxes - K2 and K6 phone kiosks, English antique garden ornaments, restoration of phoneboxes, pillar boxes and ironwork
www.englishphoneboxes.com

EPS Custom Telephone Booths - Custom, antique & used telephone booths.
www.pacinfo.com/~eps

Ericofons by Richard Rose - A comprehensive collection of Ericofon facts and photos
www.ericofon.com

The Good Old Red Telephone Box - Specialists in procuring and renovating British red telephone boxes, kiosks, and booths.
www.britishbits.co.uk/

The History of the Telephone - Complete text of the work by Herbert N. Casson, published 1910.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/CasTele.html

Ian's Bakelite Telephones - Includes early wall mounted, and desk phones from the 1930s and 40s.
www.btinternet.com/~ians.telephones/index.htm

J&C Antique Telephones - Offers repairs and restoration. Includes a photo gallery and a contact form. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
jandcantiquetelephones.com/

Kiosk Korner - A guide to British telephone boxes, with a special tribute to the "Jubilee" box.
www.kiosk-korner.co.uk/

L2L1 - History of the French phone. Pictures and schematic. Available in English and French.
www.l2l1.com/e_index.htm

The Museum of Communications - A communications related museum located in Seatlle, WA with a variety of antique telephones, and telegraph equipment.
communicationsmuseum.tripod.com/

My Favorite Things.com - Offering replica antique phones, antique pay phones and country wall phones.
www.myfavoritethings.tv/gifts/antiques/phones/antique_phones/antique_phones.shtml

The Old Telephone Company - English site of old and antique quality telephones from the turn of the 19th century.
www.theoldtelephone.co.uk/

Old Telephones as Entertainment - A collection of a variety of telephones with photo and descriptions.
mysite.verizon.net/paul-f/index.html

Old Time Telephones - Offers a reference book on old time telephones: Technology, Restoration and Repair by Ralph O. Meyer.
users.erols.com/rmeyer/

OldPhones.com - Seller of novelty character phones as well as touch tone and antique dial telephones.
oldphones.com/

Oldtelephone.com - Pictures of a telephone collection along with assorted phones and parts for sale. Other antiques also listed on this site.
www.oldphoneman.com

Paul's Telephone Collection - Features early L. M. Ericsson telephones from Sweden. With photographs and descriptions.
www.angus1.com/ericsson/

PHONECO inc. - Dealer of refurbished antique phones and many different novelty phones. Also offers many parts for old phones and payphones.
www.phonecoinc.com/

Phones! - Collector offers a photo gallery and information about mostly British telephones.
www.phone-pages.org.uk/

PhoneVault - Seller of antique and novelty telephones.
www.phonevault.com

Play Things of Past - Sale and repair vintage radios, telephones and parts.
www.oldradioparts.com/

Porcelain Telephone Signs - Traces the development of telephone signs through the years
www.pcpages.com/phoneman/signpage.htm

Quality 'Low Technology' Collectible Telephones - LoweTechPhones offers Low Technology telephones for the home or office, plus vintage telephone repair services
www.lowetechphones.com

Rebuilding a Kellogg 1000 Series Phone - A walkthrough of how to rebuild an old-style rotary phone.
www.omninerd.com/2005/01/28/articles/26

Recollections - Antique Phones & Parts from the 1920s to 1970s - Sell, trade, buy.
members.aol.com/recollectn/

Retro Rotary Dial Phones - On line store offering rotary-dial phones from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
www.rotarydialphones.com

The Strowger Telecomms Page - The history of electromechanical telephone exchanges based on the principles of Almon B. Strowger.
www.seg.co.uk/telecomm/

Sun Survey Systems - Manufactures and exports replicas of antique survey and nautical equipment, and brass and wooden telephones.
www.sunsurveysystems.com/

The Telephone Company of Prince Edward Island - Includes the history of the telephone and telephone company on Prince Edward Island, independent companies and photographs of early phones.
www.islandregister.com/phones/phones.html

Telephone Historical Centre - Site offers information on visiting the Telephone Museum and Science Centre. Also features some sample images of the collection online.
www.telephonehistoricalcentre.com/

Telephone History - The principles behind telephony, early development, major improvements, history of the Bell and independent Telephone industry.
www.privateline.com/TelephoneHistory/History1.htm

Telephone Lines - A UK site offering mostly wooden antique phones with many pictures and styles.
www.telephonelines.net/

Telephone Museum - Atlanta GA - Museum dedicated to early telephone history - sponsored by BellSouth Telephone Pioneers.
www.bellsouthgapioneers.org/Museumtemp.htm

Telephone Museum - Macon GA - Museum dedicated to early telephone history - sponsored by BellSouth Telephone Pioneers.
www.bellsouthgapioneers.org/Macontourtemp3.htm

Telephone Schematics - Wiring schematics and diagrams available for a variety of common antique telephones.
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Campus/1491/

Telephone Tribute - History of telephones, telephone companies, and services. Includes photographs and list of clubs for collectors.
www.telephonetribute.com/

The Telephony Museum - Antique telephone history and sales. Informative site dedicated to the sale and history of the telephone.
www.telephonymuseum.com/

Unicorn Kiosks - Sales of restored British kiosks and telephones.
www.unicornkiosks.com

Unique telephones - Jds is a suppliers of unique telephones.Based in UK
jdsleisure.co.uk

Vintage Phones - Restored working antique phones from 1900s-1950s for sale
www.vintagephones.com

The Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum - Seattle, Washington museum with emphasis on telephone central office equipment.
www.scn.org/tech/telmuseum/index.html

VintagePhones - Antique Telephones for sale from two dealers.
www.vintagephone.com

VTS Industrial Company - Services include dial repair for antique phones.
www.navysalvage.com/

World Payphones - The history and styles of payphones and phonebooths around the world, with many images sent in by travellers.
www.worldpayphones.com