Wholesale Vintage Art Deco Automatic Electric

Product Name: Wholesale Vintage Art Deco Automatic Electric
The AE Model 40 is an art deco design built in the popular "wedge" shape from solid Bakelite from 1939 to 1956. The Strowger company, formed in 1891, became Automatic Electric in wholesale 1901, then merged with AT&T in 1989. The Automatic Electric Model 40 "Monophone" was introduced in 1939. This rotary dial telephone is in good vintage condition. There are no cracks or breaks in the Bakelite, and the phone is clean, with minor scuff marks, as to be expected for a phone of this age. The rotary dial turns with ease but does not return on its own. The disconnect buttons (that the handset sits on), work perfectly. The phone includes the original handset, which is still attached by the original "curled" cord. The phone also has the original electrical cord, as shown. The electrical cord has breaks in the coating, as shown. Study pictures as they are part of the description.