I AM OFFERING AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE

FRENCH HANGMAN PHONE

THIS MODEL IS BY PICART & LABAS, ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER FRENCH PHONE MANUFACTURERS, MADE IN AROUND 1920,  THE PHONE BODY IS ALL METAL, AND COMES COMPLETE WITH A SUPERB DOVETAILED WOODEN RINGER BOX OF THE CORRECT ERA, WHICH HAS A REALLY LOVELY RING RING.............RING RING. 

FULLY WORKING .

Its interesting that most of the more exotic and rare phones on Ebay and not rewired to work, if you buy from a restoration specialist you will ensure a phone that can actually be functional.

I HAVE FULLY REFURBISHED THIS PHONE, WHICH MEANS THAT

I HAVE CLEANED IT, AND REWIRED IT , ALL THE WIRING IN THESE OLD FRENCH PHONES IS ALWAYS DECAYED AND POOR  OR NOT EVEN THERE, SO ITS BEEN FULLY REWIRED  SO ITS FULLY OPERATIONAL, WHICH IS A VERY COMPLICATED JOB

THE  NICKEL / BRASS AND PAINT HAVE BOTH BEEN LEFT, I PERSONALLY

FEEL THAT IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER THAT WAY. THE CERAMIC DIAL FACE IS IN GOOD CONDITION, AND THE DIAL HAS A NICE SMOOTH MOTION.

I HAVE CLEANED , SERVICED AND VERY LIGHTLY LUBRICATED THE DIAL

AND PUT ON NEW ORIGINAL STYLE GREEN CLOTH CABLES AS IT WOULD HAVE

HAD ON THE DAY, THESE OFTEN HAD THESE GREEN  CLOTH COVERED CABLES, SO I HAD THESE SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE PHONE AND BOX,  AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE HANDSET,  THEY HAVE THE CORRECT PIN FITTED ENDS, THE CABLES ALONE COST £55,THE DATE OF THIS MODEL IS AROUND 1920 TO 1921

THIS MODEL WAS ONLY MADE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, MAYBE ONE OR TWO YEARS.

PICART & LEBAS WERE ONLY A SMALL PHONE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THEIR PHONES LEFT.

 AND AT £439 OFFER REALLY GOOD VALUE.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFO I AM ONLY TOO PLEASED TO HELP

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THE WHOLE PHONE HAS BE REFURBISHED IN MY WORKSHOP AND NOW LOOKS 

JUST GREAT, THE AGE SHOWS BEAUTIFULLY.

THIS IS A VERY RARE PHONE , A REAL COLLECTORS PIECE.

I OFFER A LAY AWAY SYSTEM IF YOU CANT PAY ALL IN ONE GO, WHERE YOU SIMPLY

PAY A DEPOSIT (HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT) AND THE BALANCE OVER 1 TO 3 MONTHS,

AFTER WHICH THE PHONE WILL BE SENT TO YOU.

THE PHONE MAKES AND RECEIVES CALL VERY WELL CONSIDERING ITS

VERY NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD, AND BEARING IN MIND ITS LACK OF TECHNOLOGY !

THE BUYER WILL BE ISSUED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND 

OWNERSHIP, AND IT WILL BE MOST CAREFULLY PACKED WITH LOADS OF BUBBLE WRAP

IN A NICE STRONG BOX.

AT A BUY IT NOW PRICE OF JUST £439 THIS OFFERS EXTREMELY GOOD VALUE, IT

TAKES A LOT OF SKILLED WORK TO MAKE THESE PHONES OPERATIONAL.

I have in stock a pulse to tone converter, so this phone can be used on any line supplier, this is just £25, its a simple plug in items so can be used on any rotary phone, if you buy this, the paragraph below does not apply.

PLEASE NOTE YOUR LINE SUPPLIER WILL NEED TO ACCEPT ROTARY DIALING, BUT IF NOT

IT WILL STILL BE OPERATIONAL EXCEPT THE DIALER WILL NOT DIAL OUT, IN ALL OTHER

TASKS IT WILL BE OPERATIONAL, ie IT WILL RING OUT AND YOU CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION.

BT IS THE BEST LINE SUPPLIER AS IT FULLY ACCEPTS ROTARY DIALING SO THEN ITS 

FULLY OPERATIONAL, AND YOU CAN DIAL OUT.

ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL I SHALL BE DELIGHTED TO HELP

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THIS IS AN EXCELLENT TRUE COLLECTORS PHONE

IN NICE ORIGINAL PATINA,

SO IT LOOKS ANTIQUE, AND ITS THE WAY I PERSONALLY PREFER IT.

DONT MISS THIS ONE, 

EVERY CALL IS A MOMENT IN TIME  !!

FOR OVERSEAS SHIPPING PLEASE MAKE CONTACT FOR AN ACCURATE PRICE.