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White 1930s Glamour Bakelite Telephone by Bell Systems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage white bakelite 1930s glamor telephone made by Bell Systems for the Western Electric company
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

Vintage American Industrial Modernist Landscape Oil Painting, ca 1930’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an unsigned but wildly expressionist American industrial landscape that dates to the 1930’s
Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Poster French Army Signal Corps Radio Telephone Communications
Located in London, GB
Original vintage French military recruitment poster - Become Craftsmen Of Victory Radio Telephone
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Catalin Mono-Phone Telephone with Chrome Accents
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1930s Catalin, cream colored, telephone marked Mono-phone. Wonderful Classic Art Deco
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Deco Modernist Walnut Telephone Table, English, C1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive 1930's beautifully figured Walnut telephone table
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Bakelite, Walnut

Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage telephone is an original design object realized in the 1930s/40s. A brass and wood
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
Vintage Phone, 1930s/40s
H 13 in W 10.24 in D 5.12 in
Mathieu Matégot Black Coffee Table / Telephone Holder, circa 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern black coffee table and telephone holder designed by Mathieu Matégot
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco 1930 Telephone Pendant And Charm In Solid 14Kt Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
shape of an early telephone. The charm was created during the art deco period back in the 1930's with
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double-Row Red Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double-Row Red Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1930s. Extremely rare
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

Japanese Antique Side Table Radio Table 1930s-1950s Primitive Japandi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
mainly used as a telephone stand, radio stand, and record player stand. The main body is made of cedar
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

"Chichibio" Object Stand by Levi Montalcini and Pagano for Zanotta, Italy, 1930s
By Gino Levi-Montalcini, Zanotta, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milan, IT
Object / telephone stand by Gino Levi Montalcini and Giuseppe Pagano Pogatchnig for Zanotta. Chrome
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Pedestals

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Air Taxi Design
Located in London, GB
Charles Street London SW1 Telephone Regent 7861 (Day and Night). Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd HM
Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Amber & Blue Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it was re-named The Century Lamp and
Category

Vintage 1930s Flush Mount

Materials

Crystal

Original Vintage Poster Austin Motor Co Delivery Van Food Drink Art Deco Advert
Located in London, GB
, with a lady wearing an apron taking an order on an old fashioned telephone handset below, the prices
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
- 2003) Telephone Pole Worker 38 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches Oil on paper c. 1930s Signed lower right 48 x 28
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
; the U.S. Post Office in Ripley, Mississippi; and at the Cincinnati Telephone Building; the Combined
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Terracotta

The Mill
By Louis Latapie
Located in London, GB
'The Mill', oil on paper mounted on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). A colourful wintery
Category

1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Art Deco Chrome & Onyx Novelty Letter Rack, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco letter rack, the perfect desk piece for
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Onyx, Chrome

Japanese Shop Sign "Kanban" for Footwear, Double-Sided, Keyaki Wood, Late Meiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yano Shoten and their logo is a red circle with their initial "Ya" inside. The telephone number at the
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Birds Eye Maple U Base Console Table, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
stylish and incredibly iconic 1930's Art Deco console table. Multiple uses can be applied to this piece
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Chrome

The Wise Ones - Three Rabbits Amongst a Broken Strand of Pearls, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
figurative painter in New York City. My maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Burning Desire - Sable Mare with Flower & Butterfly Mane & Amber-Rose Background
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
figurative painter in New York City. My maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Pollinators - Two Figures in Flower Suits, Surrounded by Butterflies, Bright Sky
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Art Deco Bleached Blonde Walnut Chest of Drawers, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Superbly stylish 1930s Art Deco bleached blonde walnut chest of three drawers. Rare bleached blonde
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Divine Intervention, White Persian Cat Standing on a Trump Doll, Oil Painting
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed into the Dominican
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
figurative painter in New York City. My maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Origin Story - Original Oil Painting w/ Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sacred Space - Original Oil Painting w/ Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
figurative painter in New York City. My maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sunburst, Rising Sun - Reflective Golden Clouds, Marshy Landscape, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it
Category

Vintage 1930s Flush Mount

Materials

Crystal

Restored Square Pretzel Rattan Corner Sofa, Coffee & Side Table Living Room Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
pretzel arms, a round coffee table, and a two-tiered side table with included Bakelite telephone by Bell
Category

Vintage 1950s Living Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Rattan

Midlife Madonna, Female in Teal and Red Silk Holding a Persian Cat, Oil Painting
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Eve of Destruction - Modern Interpretation of the Garden of Eden, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Quiet Evening - Setting Sun and Rising Moon, Reflective and Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
figurative painter in New York City. My maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Come In Peace - Futuristic Woman in Space Suit Seated Next to a Bunny
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed into the Dominican
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

1950s Decorative Russian Double Precision Balance Scale, Medium Size
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Soviet factory famous in the 1930s for making the worlds smallest spy camera and then in the fifties it
Category

Vintage 1950s Russian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

1950s Decorative Russian Double Precision Balance Scale, Small Size
Located in Hook, Hampshire
factory famous in the 1930s for making the worlds smallest spy camera and then in the fifties it produced
Category

Vintage 1950s Russian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

Abstract Landscape - Mendham Suffolk 1965 - British Abstract landscape painting
By John Piper
Located in London, GB
throughout the 1930s. In 1935 Piper and Evans began documenting Early English sculptures in British churches
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

1950s Decorative Russian Double Precision Balance Scale, Medium Size
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Soviet factory famous in the 1930s for making the worlds smallest spy camera and then in the fifties it
Category

Vintage 1950s Russian Desk Sets

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

"Rail Crossing: Middletown, NY"
By Jules Halfant
Located in New York, NY
- located in the Hudson Valley) replete with rail road tracks, lookout tower, and telephone pole among other
Category

1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bulldog, Drawing Study of a Brown and White Bulldog, Matted and Framed
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
memorial to Mitchell Frieman in Boston; the U.S. Post Office in Ripley, Mississippi; and at the Cincinnati
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Industrial Machine Age American Scene WPA Mid 20th Century 1939 SF World's Fair
Located in New York, NY
(American/Armenian, 1876-1950) Aeronautics Pediments Two Plaster Casts, c. 1930s each 13.25 x 14.75 x 6
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

1945 Abstract Landscape with Waterfall Watercolor Painting, Modernist Landscape
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in Denver, CO
Boulder Art Association Gallery. Her creative output in the 1930s attracted the attention of the critic
Category

1940s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Original Vintage Poster French Army Signal Corps Radio Telephone Communications
Located in London, GB
Original vintage French military recruitment poster - Become Craftsmen Of Victory Radio Telephone
Category

1930s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Imperial Airways Air Taxi Design
Located in London, GB
Charles Street London SW1 Telephone Regent 7861 (Day and Night). Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd HM
Category

1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Austin Motor Co Delivery Van Food Drink Art Deco Advert
Located in London, GB
, with a lady wearing an apron taking an order on an old fashioned telephone handset below, the prices
Category

1930s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Art Deco Enamel Movable Telephone Gold Charm Dated 1937
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This amazing 14k rotary telephone charm is impossible to find. It is a flat 1 sided black enamel
Category

Vintage 1930s Models and Miniatures

Materials

14k Gold

Arizona Landscape with Horses; Mountains and Telephone Poles.
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Paris, FR
Telephone Poles. Watercolor, gouache and Ink on Paper - 23,2 x 15cm. A charming southern landscape from
Category

1940s Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Pair of 1930s Art Deco Warren McArthur Lounge Chairs
By Warren McArthur
Located in Bremen, DE
. Originally from a Southwest bell telephone office (original inventory labels on frame )In the late 1920s
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Art Deco Bronze Art Glass Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
inquiry, price request, or order within 24 hours, please contact us by telephone. There is a link on every
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Impressive Macassar Ebony Desk
By Dominique
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
, please contact us by telephone. There is a link on every 1stdibs item page. Either way, if you first saw
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Bronze

Impressive Macassar Ebony Desk
Impressive Macassar Ebony Desk
H 29.5 in W 71 in D 39.5 in
THE WELLER FAUX ROSEWOOD TECHNOLOGY CABINET
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
telephone wire exit the base. Front legs raised on tapered square section legs. Custom sizes and finishes
Category

Vintage 1930s American Wardrobes and Armoires

Mid-1900s Red Gamewell Cast Iron Fire Alarm Master Box w/ Western Electric Phone
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
condition, except for the 1930s-1940s Western Electric phone which has been converted to work on modern
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

1930s Catalin Gold Mono-phone Telephone
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1930s White Catalin (colored Bakelite) Mono-phone Telephone with gold plate accents and a wonderful
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Accessories

Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk Writing Telephone Table
Located in North York, ON
corner, or living room nook. Use it as a telephone table or an addition to an office as it has a large
Category

20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Original 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd Phone
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An original, 1930's Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd black telephone with a Braided handset cord
Category

Vintage 1950s Desk Sets

Materials

Bakelite

Antique Black Perspex Bakelite Pyramid 162 Telephone 1937
Located in London, GB
lower part. This is one of the best Bakelite telephones in the 1930`s Its internal circuits are
Category

Vintage 1930s English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

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1930s Telephone For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1930s telephone for your home. Frequently made of plastic, bakelite and metal, every 1930s telephone was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 1930s telephone you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1930s telephone, designed in the Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one 1930s telephone that is appealing in its simplicity, but GPO ( General Post Office ), Western Electric and Ecole De Normandie produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 1930s Telephone?

Prices for a 1930s telephone can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $260 and can go as high as $4,500, while the average can fetch as much as $995.
Questions About 1930s Telephone
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    A telephone bench, sometimes called a gossip-bench, is a bench that features an attached side-table at one end. These styles became popular after the telephone was invented in the 19th century. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary telephone benches from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Telephone chairs or telephone benches were designed with a seating area and a raised shelf or small tabletop for the telephone. They sometimes had drawers to keep a phone book, pen and paper or other accessories. Telephone chairs are also sometimes called gossip benches. Shop a collection of telephone chairs and benches from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The telephone table was invented following the advent of the telephone in the late 19th century. Also called the gossip bench, it consists of a chair attached to a side table that features some type of storage, such as a magazine rack or drawers. You'll find a selection of vintage and antique telephone tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Ericsson DBH 1001 was the first Bakelite phone, designed by Johan Christian Bjerknes and Jean Heiberg in 1930. Heiberg was the designer who created the shape with the idea, with mass production in mind. Bjerknes was the electrical engineer in charge of making it work. Shop a collection of Bakelite phones from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone was made of an iron diaphragm, two electromagnets and a horseshoe magnet. The next model featured a transmitter and receiver but was still a magnetic telephone. Eventually, modifications were made to improve the quality, but it’s essentially this technology and the magnet that made original telephones possible. Shop a collection of antique telephones from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    What old-style telephones are called depends on the style. Ones with a handheld main component and an earpiece that you place against your ear while talking are candlestick telephones. Phones with a receiver that you both talk and listen in and have a numbered dial for dialing are rotary phones. On 1stDibs, shop a range of telephones.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    In the 1930s, phones typically looked like rotary telephones. They had either a round or square base with a numbered dial that spun when you dialed and a handset receiver with both an earpiece and a mouthpiece. A cord connected the handset to the base. Find a variety of rotary phones on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.