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Antique 1905 Kellogg \"Grabaphone\" handset with brass spit cup mouthpiece For Sale
![Antique 1905 Kellogg \](img-hydroponics/g/VPsAAOSwcaFZHy1b/s-l1600/Antique-1905-Kellogg-Grabaphone-handset-with-brass.jpg "Antique 1905 Kellogg \")
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Antique 1905 Kellogg \"Grabaphone\" handset with brass spit cup mouthpiece:
$55.00
- 1905 Kellogg handset \"Grabaphone\"with brass spit cupmouthpiece. Some wear and scratches as well as discoloration. Consistantwith its age.
- This handset is from a Microtelephone, the first \"GrabAPhone\", 1905,\"Grab a phone\", was a desk telehonewith a one piece hand set. Very early telephone technology
- In 1905 Kellogg had introduced probably the first commercial handset telephone built by a U.S. manufacturer. It was a compact telephone to take advantage of the new CB exchanges, which did away with the need for bulky batteries in the customer\'s phone. It is quite rare. It served as a more modern alternative to the candlestick phone. They called the Ericsson handset the \"Microphone\" at first (Ericssons called it a Microtelephone), but the name was changed in about 1908 to the Grabaphone when they simplified the design for mass production. Note that the name was applied to the handset, not the entire phone. The name Grabaphone seemed to be applied to any handset-style telephone after a while, a mistake that is still made today. I have even seen bakelite handset phones described on as \"Grabaphones\". Although inaccurate, this is a tribute to the effectiveness of Kellogg\'s advertising.
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