Red 554 Wall Telephone - Fully Restored and Functional Featured Products When the Type 1 was

When the Type 1 was introduced in 1925 it was the first Monophone produced by Automatic Electric where the transmitter and receiver were both located in a common handset

The most striking thing about this phone is its Brass trim

this unit had a smaller footprint to fit in those not-so-big spaces

This phone has a painted red finish over brass and Bakelite

The 2554 is the wall version of the famed model 2500 desk phone

Red 554 Wall Telephone - Fully Restored and Functional Featured Products When the Type 1 was554 Red Fully Restored and Functional History The 554 is the wall version of the famed model 500. Both the 500s and 554s became so popular that the designer, Western Electric, licensed out the manufacturing of the phones to other companies in order to meet demand. This phone comes fitted with a chrome switchook. We have installed a modular line cord to facilitate connection to your phone line. The phone may come with either a hardwired, non removable