Dec. 6th & 7th 2014 Fine & Decorative Arts Sale (33)
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/6/2014
Earliest Kellogg straight shaft desk stand with very heavy cast base. Marked transmitter, steer horn switch hook and marked Kellogg receiver. Milo Kellogg launched his company several years after the Bell patents expired in 1897 and built Kellogg into one of the most successful non-Bell telephone companies until it was acquired by ITT in 1952. Kellogg equipment was superior to most other independent providers and made Kellogg one of the very best equipment providers to compete with Bell telephones. Please see the scan of an original January, 1900 issue of Electrical World & Engineer magazine showing this same early model candlestick. Also a scan from an original February, 1902 The American Telephone Journal magazine showing this Kellogg model.
Item Dimensions: 10" T.