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I currently have all devices on the next three pages for sale. If interested, contact me at
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Early Oilcan, First Style "Ball behind Transmitter"

Click for larger view Early Oilcan, First Style, 1898 Detail of Base

c. 1898 - The earliest model oilcan had a cast brass base with the serial # stamped into the lower lip of the base. Equipped with Flat-back transmitter, early brass-bottomed receiver marked Stromberg & Carlson.


Early Oilcan "Ball Behind Transmitter"

Click for larger view of 1899 Early Oilcan Click for larger view of 1899 Early Oilcan Click for close-up of base and serial number
c. 1899 - Very similar to the first model with the exception of the spun brass base, which was less expensive to produce as well as being much thinner. The thin base required the relocation of the stamped serial # to the collar above the base. This model, for reasons I can only assume, had the number stamped into the spun base. It could have been produced during the transition, a test model, or prototype of some sort.

One of the characteristics of models with the spun base is the development of stress cracks as they age, which are visible in the close-up. If desired, they can be repaired.


As you can see, inventory of my Stromberg-Carlson telephones are moving rapidly. There is still a fine selection on the following 2 pages. 


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