First Portable Pay Phone 1911-1912 by hjbenson

First Portable Pay Phone 1911-1912

Since Harry S. retired, he says, "I buy junk and sell treasures." He has a section in an antiques depot just outside of Lebanon, PA. At an estate auction, he bought this pay phone which he has put in the antiques depot. I did some research on the Internet for him. We found out it was manufactured between 1911 and 1912. Best Viewed Large.

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neat old phone
May 18th, 2012  
Cool!!!
May 18th, 2012  
Definitely a treasure.
May 18th, 2012  
What a great find
May 18th, 2012  
Excellent photo and history :-)
May 18th, 2012  
An antiques depot? Any cameras? :D
May 18th, 2012  
I have decided to quit posting here...it was kind of a long time coming. I haven't been posting regularly for months anyway. I will still stop in and check in. But as far as photos go, I feel like it is time to move on. I have learned a lot and pushed myself in disciplines I have never tried. Its time to focus on fine tuning and improving. I feel there are other places that facilitate this in a better fashion. I decided to post this here, rather than do a big sappy write up! (Yes I am putting this on everyone's photos that I feel are my friends here so just know you are special to me but copy and paste is easier for this kind of thing:) )
May 18th, 2012  
Great photo and history!
May 18th, 2012  
Great shot of those antiques Harry.
May 18th, 2012  
What a wonderful find! And very nice shot of it! :)
May 19th, 2012  
Wouldn't it be great if you could get it going again using today's technology!
May 19th, 2012  
Oh I have always wondered how those things work. What a terrific capture
May 19th, 2012  
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi, you don't see many candlestick phones any more
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, it is a neat looking piece of memorabilia
@webfoot Thank you Paul, Harry figures it will bring more people into his area
May 19th, 2012  
@bkbinthecity Thank you, Harry went to the estate auction to buy this
@beachcomber149 Thank you Norman, I enjoyed looking up its history
@beautifulthing Thank you Shelly, there are a few, I will take better note next time I am there.
May 19th, 2012  
@shadesofgrey We will miss you and hope to have you drop in periodically
@dishaparekh176 Thank you Disha, I find the objects he finds are fascinating
@morrist Thank you Theresa, they are in good shape for their age
May 19th, 2012  
@marilyn Thank you Marilyn, Harry finds the neatest stuff
@maggiemae Thank you Maggie, yes that would be neat
@myhrhelper Thank you Kathy, by turning the crank you generate a current that causes a light to turn on at the main switchboard,
May 19th, 2012  
He is a very smart man and I like his quote....great find!
May 19th, 2012  
I had no idea that there was such a thing as a portable pay telephone! Fantastic find and capture! Amazing how far we've come!!
May 19th, 2012  
@tooki Thank you Tooki, ti was a great find and he normally diesn't give himself enough credit
@karenann Thank you Karen, altogether it weighs about 10 pounds and our current cell phones are a few ounces.
May 19th, 2012  
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