| I have for sale a complete set of all 1921 bell sign logos made into 1 1/4 inch pinback buttons. Not ordinary pinback buttons though - these look as good or better than any celluloid original from the old days. They are designed and printed on "state of the art" equipment and laminated just like the originals,
using the best materials and these look great!
I published 2 books about telephone signs and advertising and I know how they were designed. I was a printer for 35 years and I know how they should be printed. You will not be dissappointed with the quality. They are all made by hand one at a time.
There are 36 different buttons here sold as a set. You get the following companies;
AMERICAN TEL & TEL AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, PUBLIC TELEPHONE, THE BELL TELEPHONE CO OF CANADA, THE CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO. inc, SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO, (WITH AND WITHOUT "INCORPORATED), CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO (INCORPORATED), THE DIAMOND STATE TELEPHONE CO, WINTER PARK TELEPHONE CO, WISCONSIN BELL TELEPHONE CO, THE DELEWARE & ATLANTIC TELEPHONE CO, NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO, THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO, THE CINCINATTI & SUBURBAN TELEPHONE CO, NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE CO, THE CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO, THE CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO OF W.VA., THE CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO OF VIRGINIA, THE CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO OF BALTO CITY, THE CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO OF VA, NEVADA BELL TELEPHONE CO, MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO, THE BELL TELEPHONE CO OF PENNSYLVANIA, MOUNTAIN STATES TEL & TEL CO, PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO, THE OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO, INDIANA TELEPHONE CO, ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO, NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO, NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE CO, DUNDEE TELEPHONE CO, NORFOLK & CAROLINA TELEPHONE CO, CHRISTIAN TODD TELEPHONE CO, AND RED HOOK TELEPHONE CO. ALL DESIGNED WITH THE SAME LETTERING STYLE AND POSITIONS THEY USED ON THE ORIGINALS. I HAVE WORKED ON THESE DESIGNS FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS - THESE LOOK JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS. THEY ARE ALL MARKED ON THE EDGE GUARDFROG DESIGNS AND THEY HAVE A PAPER IN THE BACK OF THE BUTTON WITH MY EMAIL ADDRESS SO NO ONE WILL MISTAKE THESE FOR THE OLD BUTTONS.
THE PRICE OF THE WHOLE SET IS $49.95. POSTAGE IS $2.00 JUST WHAT IT COST'S ME TO MAIL IT OUT TO YOU. IF YOU COLLECT ANTIQUE TELEPHONE ADVERTISING YOU WILL WANT A SET OF THESE.. I'm also working on a set of "Independents" |
