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    Old brass phone

    Did you consider it offensive? What material would those pieces likely be if not plastic?
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 25, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Come on...Spidey senses.....as in SpiderMan. Intuition.....ESP....something "not right" felling.....often indicated by a tingling sensation to...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 25, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Is it primarily the embellishment that is tingling both of your spidey senses, as it may tend to be a little "too much" for the majority of...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 25, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Right on with the gaudy. Supposedly, it's been in the sellers family for a very long time, but you can never put too much value on such comments...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Thanks Susan. Unfortunately, as you have also just experienced, although there are many examples of older brass phones, the fact that I have yet...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    My impression is that most vendors there would be well versed on the relative values of their items, and there would be much competition present...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    True, even us New Yorkers relate the term NYC to Manhattan itself, even though we are actually part of the city. Even being part of the city...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Yes, I have noticed those, as they seem to be the closest comparison, but this one is soooo much wider, and much shorter, which I have yet to see...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    True, but NYC is actually made up of 5 different "boroughs", one of them being The Bronx, and all of them part of NYC, although in general, the...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Canal street is in Manhattan, which is an animal unique to itself. I have heard of some flea markets in that area, but I do better off the beaten...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Interesting observation......I assume you feel a original cord from a phone of this period would have a different cord?
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Thanks I am a part-time buyer and online seller of miscellaneous cool stuffs. Started out in PA years ago, where old estate auctions were very...
    Post by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Old brass phone

    Greetings members. I am a new member hoping to find any available info on a old brass phone that I recently came across. I am not in possession...
    Thread by: GoomerNYC, May 24, 2016, 41 replies, in forum: Antique Discussion