Replica antique phones & antique telephone reproductions: Antique phone reproductions of wall pay phones, replica antique style crank phones and more.... Picture an antique telephone and the image of an old crank wall phone comes to mind. But in truth there are numerous antique style phones to choose from. Since its invention in 1876, the telephone has evolved from a simple device to a complex and sophisticated instrument - one we can't imagine living without. And while technology and appearances have changed the uniqueness of the old antique style telephones has become very attractive and many people have found these phones to be interesting collectables and decor accents for their home or office. According to the Library of Congress..."Alexander Graham Bell's notebook entry of March 10, 1876, describes the first successful experiment with the telephone, during which he spoke through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room. Bell writes, "I then shouted into M [the mouthpiece] the following sentence: 'Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you.' To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said." Bell was born into a family deeply interested in speech and hearing. Both his father and grandfather were teachers of elocution, and throughout his life Bell had a keen interest in teaching the deaf to speak. Both his mother and the woman he married--Mabel Hubbard, one of his pupils--were deaf. <<< CLICK IMAGE to visit our New Showroom Antique Reproduction Phones