Candlestick Phone

The candlestick telephone was common in use from the late 1890's to the 1940's. The telephone features a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of the stand and a receiver (earphone) that was held to the ear by the user during a call. When the telephone was not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the telephone network.

Listing in the 1936 Jamestown and New Shoreham Residence Directory: