Dec. 6th & 7th 2014 Fine & Decorative Arts Sale (33)
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/6/2014
This is a very special phone. Made by Kellogg for the National Cash Register Company. This phone was used in a department store. Attached to the phone is a cast iron device (made by the National Cash Register Company) that housed a teletype machine and ribbon. The phone was used at a retail sales counter. When a customer wanted to make a purchase on credit, the sales clerk would pick up the phone, call down to the credit department and request approval for the customer. The credit department would approve the customer's credit and activate the teletype device to print a credit receipt. This phone was popular in large department stores primarily during 1912-1913. The front of the transmitter has both the "Kellogg" and the "National Cash Register" names. A great piece of history and extremely rare.
Item Dimensions: 13 -1/2T .