Telephones and Telegraphs

» Cyber Telephone Museum
   A showcase of rare antique telephones in vintage condition with close up, detailed pictures, and related information.
   http://www.museumphones.com/

» 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.

   
   http://www.abdyantiques.co.uk/

» AndHow! Antique Telephones
   Buy, sell and trade antique telephones.

   
   http://www.andhowantiques.com/

» Antique Phones from the 1870s
   Interested In Antique Telephones? View Pictures Of Two Phones From The 1870s.

   
   http://home.tampabay.rr.com/zimmerer

» Antique Telephone History
   Informative personal website offers telephone history, images and descriptions.

   
   http://www.atcaonline.com/phone/

» Bill's Phones
   Private collection of telephones and related items.

   
   http://www.dyz.com/phones/

» Bob's Telephone File
   Telephones - Old GPO, PO, BT and Ericsson. How to wire up your old phone. Telephone Systems.

   
   http://web.ukonline.co.uk/freshwater

» Bold Old Phone Company
   Dealer in Antique Phones that work with modern phone jacks

   
   http://www.boldoldphones.com/

» Chicago Old Telephone Company
   Antique telephone dealer specializing in many varieties of antique phones.

   
   http://www.chicagooldtelephone.com/

» Classic Telephon
   A Swiss company specializing in vintage phones. Repair, restoration and sale.

   
   http://www.classictelephon.com

» EPS Custom Telephone Booths
   Custom, antique and used telephone booths.

   
   http://www.pacinfo.com/~eps

» Ed's Old Telephones
   A private collection of telephones and related bits

   
   http://www.geocities.com/edwardszor/

» English Phone Boxes
   K2 and K6 phone kiosks, English antique garden ornaments, restoration of phoneboxes, pillar boxes and ironwork

   
   http://www.englishphoneboxes.com

» Ericofons by Richard Rose
   A collection of Ericofon facts and photos.

   
   http://www.ericofon.com

» Ian's Bakelite Telephones
   Includes early wall mounted, and desk phones from the 1930s and 40s.

   
   http://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.

   
   http://jandcantiquetelephones.com/

» Kiosk Korner
   A guide to British telephone boxes, with a special tribute to the "Jubilee" box.

   
   http://www.kiosk-korner.co.uk/

» My Favorite Things.com
   Offering replica antique phones, antique pay phones and country wall phones.

   
   http://www.myfavoritethings.tv/gifts/antiques/phones/antique_phones/antique_phones.shtml

» Old Telephones as Entertainment
   A collection of a variety of telephones with photo and descriptions.

   
   http://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.

   
   http://users.erols.com/rmeyer/

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

   
   http://oldphones.com/

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

   
   http://www.oldphoneman.com

» PHONECO inc.
   Dealer of refurbished antique phones and many different novelty phones. Also offers many parts for old phones and payphones.

   
   http://www.phonecoinc.com/

» Paul's Telephone Collection
   Features early L. M. Ericsson telephones from Sweden. With photographs and descriptions.

   
   http://www.angus1.com/ericsson/

» PhoneVault
   Seller of antique and novelty telephones.

   
   http://www.phonevault.com

» Phones!
   Collector offers a photo gallery and information about mostly British telephones.

   
   http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/

» Play Things of Past
   Sale and repair vintage radios, telephones and parts.

   
   http://www.oldradioparts.com/

» Porcelain Telephone Signs
   Traces the development of telephone signs through the years

   
   http://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

   
   http://www.lowetechphones.com

» Rebuilding a Kellogg 1000 Series Phone
   A walkthrough of how to rebuild an old-style rotary phone.

   
   http://www.omninerd.com/2005/01/28/articles/26

» Recollections
   Antique Phones and Parts from the 1920s to 1970s - Sell, trade, buy.

   
   http://members.aol.com/recollectn/

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

   
   http://www.rotarydialphones.com

» Sun Survey Systems
   Manufactures and exports replicas of antique survey and nautical equipment, and brass and wooden telephones.

   
   http://www.sunsurveysystems.com/

» Telephone Historical Centre
   Site offers information on visiting the Telephone Museum and Science Centre. Also features some sample images of the collection online.

   
   http://www.telephonehistoricalcentre.com/

» Telephone History
   The principles behind telephony, early development, major improvements, history of the Bell and independent Telephone industry.

   
   http://www.privateline.com/TelephoneHistory/History1.htm

» Telephone Lines
   A UK site offering mostly wooden antique phones with many pictures and styles.

   
   http://www.telephonelines.net/

» Telephone Museum - Atlanta GA
   Museum dedicated to early telephone history - sponsored by BellSouth Telephone Pioneers.

   
   http://www.bellsouthgapioneers.org/Museumtemp.htm

» Telephone Museum - Macon GA
   Museum dedicated to early telephone history - sponsored by BellSouth Telephone Pioneers.

   
   http://www.bellsouthgapioneers.org/Macontourtemp3.htm

» Telephone Schematics
   Wiring schematics and diagrams available for a variety of common antique telephones.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Campus/1491/

» Telephone Tribute
   History of telephones, telephone companies, and services. Includes photographs and list of clubs for collectors.

   
   http://www.telephonetribute.com/

» The Dutch Online Telephone Museum
   Variety of telephones mostly from the Netherlands.

   
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~entrain/phones/

» The Good Old Red Telephone Box
   Specialists in procuring and renovating British red telephone boxes, kiosks, and booths.

   
   http://www.britishbits.co.uk/

» The History of the Telephone
   Complete text of the work by Herbert N. Casson, published 1910.

   
   http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/CasTele.html

» The Museum of Communications
   A communications related museum located in Seatlle, WA with a variety of antique telephones, and telegraph equipment.

   
   http://communicationsmuseum.tripod.com/

» The Old Telephone Company
   English site of old and antique quality telephones from the turn of the 19th century.

   
   http://www.theoldtelephone.co.uk/

» The Strowger Telecomms Page
   The history of electromechanical telephone exchanges based on the principles of Almon B. Strowger.

   
   http://www.seg.co.uk/telecomm/

» 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.

   
   http://www.islandregister.com/phones/phones.html

» The Telephony Museum
   Antique telephone history and sales. Informative site dedicated to the sale and history of the telephone.

   
   http://www.telephonymuseum.com/

» The Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum
   Seattle, Washington museum with emphasis on telephone central office equipment.

   
   http://www.scn.org/tech/telmuseum/index.html

» Unicorn Kiosks
   Sales of restored British kiosks and telephones.

   
   http://www.unicornkiosks.com

» Unique telephones
   Jds is a suppliers of unique telephones.Based in UK

   
   http://jdsleisure.co.uk

» VTS Industrial Company
   Services include dial repair for antique phones.

   
   http://www.navysalvage.com/

» VintagePhones
   Antique Telephones for sale from two dealers.

   
   http://www.vintagephone.com

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

   
   http://www.worldpayphones.com