Cracraft Leich Electric Company 1916 Telephone Equipment Collectible
This Cracraft Leich Electric Company 1916 telephone equipment is offered as a collectibles item. The condition is described as fine, clean, and fresh condition. It may appeal to telephone history enthusiasts and collectors of early communication equipment. Check the listing for details on included parts, markings, measurements, and any functional testing, as specifications are not provided here. Free shipping is included, and the item will be shipped according to the seller’s listed handling time and packaging method. Please review the listing photos and notes for the most accurate representation before purchase.
| Location | Birmingham US |
| Shipping | Free shipping (check listing for details) |
| Seller |
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| Listing | FixedPrice · Active |
| Start time | 2025-09-07T16:52:53.000Z |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Brand | Cracraft, Leich Electric Company, Genoa Illinois |
| What issue is the publication? | Volume 1, Number 1, March 1916 |
| what's the name of the publication? | THE EXCHANGE |
| does the publication come with any "extras?" | Yes. a 6x9 inch illustrated broadside (see scan # 1, above) |
| Time Period Manufactured | Pre-1940 |
| what city? what state? | Genoa, Illinois |
TO SEE MY OTHER TRADE CATALOG & OWNER'S MANUAL COLLECTIBLES, please click on the link above to my eBay store and do separate searches for "CATALOG" and then "MANUAL"TO SEE MY OTHER ADVERTISING COLLECTIBLES, please click on the link above to my eBay store and do a search for "ADVERTISING"TO SEE MY OTHER ILLINOIS COLLECTIBLES, please click on the link above to my eBay store and do a search for "ILLINOIS" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FREE SHIPPING - AS USUAL THE EXCHANGE, [a monthly promotional advertising & catalog like publication]issued by Cracraft Leich Electric Company of Genoa, Illinois."To assist our friends in the operation of their exchanges . . ." in other words, "sort of" an owner's manual.March, 1916, Volume 1, Number 1 (the very first issue!)with 4 pages, measuring 7 1/2 inches wide by 10 1/2 inches = opening up to 15 x 10 inches for reading or perusal.Has 3 b&w halftone illustrations (2 different relays and one old-timey "Magneto" switchboard) + 2 more smaller line cuts showing telephone usage but which are also a lot more "generic." + the halftone b&w photo on the separate, extra broadside.Laid in as an extra piece is a 6x9 inch illustrated broadside (a typical broadside, printed on one side of the sheet only) which illustrates & tells about the company's "new" 600 line (!) Central Battery Multiple Switchboard. (I wish I had one of those 1916 switchboards to sell on eBay!)Part of this journal discusses the differences between a "Central Battery Switchboard" and a "Magneto Switchboard." Page 3, while only showing a single switchboard, describes & tells about 6 different switchboards made by the company - anywhere from a 20 line switchboard to a 300 line switchboard.This is really a neat piece of vintage telephone paper memorabilia.NO OTHER COPY* ON EBAY AS OF 24 February, 2025* LOTS of their original antique phones are listed but not any of their "substantive" paper collectibles :-}FINE, CLEAN & FRESH CONDITION._________________________________________________________ (the fine print ... [sigh] ... but please read :-) WE REGRET WE DON'T SHIP OUT OF USA; SORRY, BUT NO EXCEPTIONS. FREE SHIPPING via corrugated board, bubblewrap and mylar sleeve-protected USPS Ground Advantage Parcel rate & sent with Free post office tracking MAY OPT IN at checkout for faster priority mail at an extra charge of $9.00. You will need to pay the $9.00 extra before actually checking out in order to upgrade: Ebay will NOT let me upgrade to priority if you don't remember to pay the $9.00 at the same time you pay for the catalog.Please pay within 4 days. Delayed? Then email me - I'll try to work with you when necessary but it helps a lot when I have contact with you. If your payment is delayed, ebay is liable to send a dun or two. PLEASE NOTE THAT THOSE ARE COMING AUTOMATICALLY FROM EBAY AND NOT FROM ME. I typically send out just one reminder.
