| Country Wall Phones are amongst the most recognizable phones ever produced due to their unique crank for generating the power to use them. Introduced in the 1800's, they were in worldwide production through by the 1920's. Replicas of this period usually had a rotary dial or no dial at all while modern replicas usually replace the rotary dial fingerholes with push buttons. |
There are probably more replicas than there ever were of the actual phones since rural America was largely without telephone service until the 1950's. There are several companies selling replicas while actual country wall phones can be found at CustomPhones.com, ebay and a few other sellers. Warning! There are many country wall phone knockoffs that were produced to look exactly like the originals. Please be careful when buying what you think is an "Original" country wall phone! This article can help you spot the fakes. |