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Vintage, Edison Televoice Station, Phone (I believe these were for Dictation and / or part of an Intercom system), Model TVS-5A, Green Housing, Black Receiver, Shell Made by Stromberg-Carlson, Receiver is Unmarked, Original Plug is Still Attached, Thomas A Edison Industries, McGraw-Edison Company, West Orange, New Jersey, Made in USA, 39123, Unknown Mfg. Date, Most Likely Late 1960s, *US Military. #3

***The phone in the photos is the actual phone for this listing. We have multiple listings of these Edison Phones, they are all Model TVS-5A but there are two different types of receiver, one is marked "Stromberg-Carlson" the other does not have any text and the button in the center is different. This one is without the text. See photos to confirm. All info on model number and manufacturer is based on a label on the base of the phone. Some of them have the paper label on the bottom, some it is present but unglued and some some don't have the label at all, it will be noted in the condition description.

The card with instructions in the last photo is NOT INCLUDED in this listing and the tag in the second to last photo is also NOT INCLUDED (it came unglued and is missing), for reference only. No Mfg. date, but there is a handwritten "1/14/69" (1969) on the bottom and they were purchased in the early 1970s, so they were likely made in the 1960s.

*The phone was purchased at a Department of Defense Auction at Alameda Naval Air Station as military surplus in the 1970s, it has been in storage ever since. Almost certainly used by a branch of the US Military or Another Government Agency.

UNTESTED, AS IS. The phone is in GOOD physical condition. Again the bottom label is NOT INCLUDED. I lightly cleaned the phone, it could still use a deep cleaning. There are scuffs and scratches to the receiver and phone body, some white paint spots to the front (2nd photo), some surface rust to the base around the feet, a few of the pins on the plug are bent, receiver cord is not stretched out. No serious physical damage; cracks, chips, etc. See photos for actual item.

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