The first tube shaft candlestick telephone was the Western Electric #20B Desk Phone patented in 1904.
What phone came after candlestick?
Rotary Phone: Pushing out the candlestick phone, the rotary phone came about in the 1930s when manufacturers began to combine the mouth piece and receiver of the candlestick phones into a single unit.
When was the cradle telephone invented?
The first cradle handset telephone was introduced around 1926. Initially made of metal, plastic telephones were later made in the 1940s. The growth in popularity of the cradle model coincided with the popularity of the telephone among American teenagers in the 1950s.
What phones were used in the 1920s?
Telephones in the '20s typically had a separate mouthpiece and receiver. The design was known as the candlestick design and newer versions had a dial on the front so a person could call numbers directly.
What is the rarest telephone?
#1 - 1894 Columbia Telephone Manufactuing Company fluted shaft. 1894 Columbia fluted shaft desk set mounted on a round walnut base.