what would you pay?

BIL that died from covid, had a wall mount wooden crank phone they used way back when. it's in excelent shape on the outside, dunno what it looks like inside. that part don't matter. the family is have a estate sale at the house, stuff all marked and come in pay and leave with your treasures. they are taking bids on the phone, will stop taking them Sunday. i'm bidding on it, so it will stay in the family. i don't know how much they are worth? anyone know? i'm at $400. right now.

The real question is not what it is worth on the open market, but rather, what it is worth to you in sentimental value.

i dont know nothing about these on e-bay... old / aftermarket / namebrand / quality ???

Like them all, but love the "B"s.

glad you got your 'piece of family history' !

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i will...if i can figger out this $%*#%@*(% phone camera

I have what some would call a 'collection' of hand-crank phones, but I have them well-employed. since we no longer have land-line to the house, I've repurposed the telephone wiring, and extended to the outbuildings, and installed hand-crank phones of many flavors in convenient locations everywhere. I supply power to them using an old car battery (the kind that will not take a charge worth a hoot, but would show 5v or so) and a cheap, small solar cell.

pick up any receiver, spin the crank, and ALL phones ring. Someone picks up any OTHER extension, and you can talk to 'em. Doesn't matter if power goes out, doesn't matter if the internet is down, doesn't matter if it's dark, or you're wearing sunglasses.

There's no upper limit to what ordinary people will pay for an antique wall phone, but there's a limit to what a COLLECTOR will do, and the value starts, and usually ends, with what's inside.

If the magneto is missing, or the wiring has been cut up, bastardized, or removed, the value is less than about $80. If the original finish is gone, same. if the receiver is cracked or missing, the transmitter funnel is gone, it'll be less than optimal.

To get the highest price, an original finish, no damage to anything (save for age rotted wiring) original markings intact, and all the wiring and internals still original.

Buying from a collector that's given the magneto, ringer, transmitter, receiver all thorough rebuilds, new handset cord, clean up and adjust the hookswitch, replace the DC blocking condenser (usually fitting a modern unit inside the original shell), and you'll probably be around $350.

Antique stores USUALLY overprice them.

All that being said, sentimental (family) value usually doubles the pricetag... it's all about your personal motivations.

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Great idea Dave. We did that 50 years ago when Bell took over our local phone service!

It"ll come in handy if you need to call Sam Druckers store for anything.

Marion...i might! spose i better gits a ice fishing hut first so nobody see's me? Walker...i'd rather visit Sam Druckers store in person!

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