Hard To Find Siemens & Halske First Telephone Circa 1880. MUSEUM PIECE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:44040469 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
| Brand: SIEMENS & HALSKE BERLIN |
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Antique telephone nicknamed "The Dumbbell"
Rare piece the first model by Siemens & Halske after Bell´s Patent, with wooden earpiece, circa 1880.
Marked: SIEMENS & HALSKE BERLIN – D.R. PATENT – “3 9 6 7 4”. Telephones of the Bell type were introduced into Europe in 1877 and these were used for early experimental connections. Basically, Bell's set was sim...ply an earphone which was used as a receiver and as a transmitter. The currents produced however, were very weak and the set was therefore less suitable as a transmitter. Some improvements were made in the years after 1876 by Thomas A. Edison and F. Blake, both from America and by Werner von Siemens from Germany. In 1878, the Swedish authorities most concerned, above all the Telegrafverket, showed little interest in the telephone. In Germany on the other hand, they reacted more promptly and had copies of the Bell set ordered from Siemens and Halske in Berlin, one of the leading electrical engineering companies. To copy the Bell instrument was possible because Bell had not taken out any patents in Scandinavia or Germany. Some of these sets found their way to Sweden, to the Ericsson workshops for repair and at the end of 1878, LME began to manufacture telephones using the Siemens and Halske magnetic telephones as prototypes. These LME sets were made from 1878 to 1880 but there was not a great demand for them (approximately 400 being made). These telephones were very similar to the Siemens and Halske instruments described below. The telephones that are the subject of this article were made in Germany by the Siemens and Halske Company in Berlin in the 1880's. They were used chiefly in Germany and were exported to other countries including Australia. Two instruments in the collection of the writer were used in Tasmania. Few of these instruments survive today. The following description is from a book titled "THE TELEPHONE" by William Henry Preece F.R.S. and Julius Maier Ph.D., published by Whittaker & Co., London in 1889. Further notes and pictures are from Ron Knappen's "Old Telephone Scrapbook", "L.M. Ericsson 100 Years" and from other sources.
Marked:
SIEMENS & HALSKE BERLIN – D.R. PATENT – “3 9 6 7 4”.
Dimensions approx.:
* Tall 7 ½” (19 cms.) * Diameter top 4 ¾” (12 cms.) * Diameter base 3 ¾” (9, 5 cms.) * Weight 940 grams
Condition : Wonderful as pictured. The device working in perfect order. We have tested it with a simple battery and we can hear a click while connecting. See!!
Please, read the text attentively and take a time to look the pictures as well the item description because you are bidding in a used and antique piece.
We took detailed pictures, please observe them attentively. Take a close look at the pictures as well as the text and ask any necessary questions BEFORE bidding. SHIPPING COST: Buyer pay delivery from South America. I use professional packing to deliver this item. We pack to very high standards, using international wrapping materials, plenty bubble bag, polystyrene popcorn and secure special hard boxes so that they will arrive safe & sound. Packaging is free!
By COURIER(FEDEX) INSURED - FREE!!!: 5 laboral days to U.S. & Canada. To Europe, Japan & Australia: 5-7 LABORAL DAYS. Other countries, please ask.
Buyers pays freight , insurance and shipping charges. I will endeavor to insure safe delivery but I cannot accept responsibility for Uninsured items lost or damaged during transit. *Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. Transit times are provided by the carrier, exclude weekends and holidays, and may vary with package origin and destination, particularly during peak periods. We reserve the right to relist the item if the payment is not received within 7 (SEVEN) days of the end of the auction. For to be fair with the possible buyers, we don't inform the reserve price during the auction. Do not hesitate to email questions or see more photos.
Antique telephone nicknamed "The Dumbbell"
Rare piece the first model by Siemens & Halske after Bell´s Patent, with wooden earpiece, circa 1880.
Marked: SIEMENS & HALSKE BERLIN – D.R. PATENT – “3 9 6 7 4”. Telephones of the Bell type were introduced into Europe in 1877 and these were used for early experimental connections. Basically, Bell's set was sim...ply an earphone which was used as a receiver and as a transmitter. The currents produced however, were very weak and the set was therefore less suitable as a transmitter. Some improvements were made in the years after 1876 by Thomas A. Edison and F. Blake, both from America and by Werner von Siemens from Germany. In 1878, the Swedish authorities most concerned, above all the Telegrafverket, showed little interest in the telephone. In Germany on the other hand, they reacted more promptly and had copies of the Bell set ordered from Siemens and Halske in Berlin, one of the leading electrical engineering companies. To copy the Bell instrument was possible because Bell had not taken out any patents in Scandinavia or Germany. Some of these sets found their way to Sweden, to the Ericsson workshops for repair and at the end of 1878, LME began to manufacture telephones using the Siemens and Halske magnetic telephones as prototypes. These LME sets were made from 1878 to 1880 but there was not a great demand for them (approximately 400 being made). These telephones were very similar to the Siemens and Halske instruments described below. The telephones that are the subject of this article were made in Germany by the Siemens and Halske Company in Berlin in the 1880's. They were used chiefly in Germany and were exported to other countries including Australia. Two instruments in the collection of the writer were used in Tasmania. Few of these instruments survive today. The following description is from a book titled "THE TELEPHONE" by William Henry Preece F.R.S. and Julius Maier Ph.D., published by Whittaker & Co., London in 1889. Further notes and pictures are from Ron Knappen's "Old Telephone Scrapbook", "L.M. Ericsson 100 Years" and from other sources.
Marked:
SIEMENS & HALSKE BERLIN – D.R. PATENT – “3 9 6 7 4”.
Dimensions approx.:
* Tall 7 ½” (19 cms.) * Diameter top 4 ¾” (12 cms.) * Diameter base 3 ¾” (9, 5 cms.) * Weight 940 grams
Condition : Wonderful as pictured. The device working in perfect order. We have tested it with a simple battery and we can hear a click while connecting. See!!
Please, read the text attentively and take a time to look the pictures as well the item description because you are bidding in a used and antique piece.
We took detailed pictures, please observe them attentively. Take a close look at the pictures as well as the text and ask any necessary questions BEFORE bidding. SHIPPING COST: Buyer pay delivery from South America. I use professional packing to deliver this item. We pack to very high standards, using international wrapping materials, plenty bubble bag, polystyrene popcorn and secure special hard boxes so that they will arrive safe & sound. Packaging is free!
By COURIER(FEDEX) INSURED - FREE!!!: 5 laboral days to U.S. & Canada. To Europe, Japan & Australia: 5-7 LABORAL DAYS. Other countries, please ask.
Buyers pays freight , insurance and shipping charges. I will endeavor to insure safe delivery but I cannot accept responsibility for Uninsured items lost or damaged during transit. *Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. Transit times are provided by the carrier, exclude weekends and holidays, and may vary with package origin and destination, particularly during peak periods. We reserve the right to relist the item if the payment is not received within 7 (SEVEN) days of the end of the auction. For to be fair with the possible buyers, we don't inform the reserve price during the auction. Do not hesitate to email questions or see more photos.
