Who created the cradle phone?
In 1926, Bell introduced the first desktop cradle telephone, made by Western Electric. It actually was a sawed-off candlestick fitted with a cradle and receiver handset.
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.
How old is the candlestick phone?
The candlestick telephone (or pole telephone) is a style of telephone that was common from the late 1890s to the 1940s. A candlestick telephone is also often referred to as a desk stand, an upright, or a stick phone.