Production
Candlestick telephones were produced in various models by many manufacturers. The main producers of these telephones were Western Electric (a unit of AT&T), Automatic Electric Co. (later acquired by GTE), Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company, and Stromberg-Carlson.
The first tube shaft candlestick telephone was the Western Electric #20B Desk Phone patented in 1904.
In the 1920s and 1930s, telephone technology shifted to the design of more efficient desk top telephones that featured a handset with receiver and transmitter elements in one unit, make the use of a telephone more convenient. However, despite seizing new production, many candlestick telephones remained still in operation and maintenance by the telephone companies throughout the 1940s and into the 1950s.
Many retro-style versions of the candlestick telephone were made long after the original phones were obsolete by companies such as the Crosley Radio company.
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