1908 Vintage Rotary Telephone
1908 Vintage Rotary Telephone Manufactured in Denmark
-Manufacturer Kjobenhavns Telefon Aktieselskab produced this "model D08" in 1908.
-Includes an intact, unfrayed 4' cord from the mouthpiece to the receiver base.
-Intact and operational 60" phone cord from the phone's receiver base to the wall connection.
-Wall connection end is wired for use with a standard plug-in modular phone line.
-Rotary dial is operational and will dial a number on a rotary dial capable phone line.
-Brass bell rings with incoming call.
-Both voice and received audio sound is like being in a tunnel.
-Beautiful brass cradle operates properly; phone both connects and disconnects from phone line.
-Phone's wooden handle, bakelite earpiece and mouthpiece are without chips or cracks.
-Brass trim ring is missing from the phone call counter.
-Dimensions are approximately 8.5" tall, 6" wide and 5" deep.
-Telephone weighs approximately 6 pounds.
-Felt pads applied to bottom to prevent scratching of furniture.
General Information
Carl Frederik Tietgen purchased the Copenhagen division of International Bell Telephone Company
(an American owned telephone exchange in Copenhagen) on 08/21/1882. The company name was changed to Kjøbenhavns Telefon Aktieselskab.