Leich - Model 62 Antique Phones Rare 2 line model 500

Rare 2 line model 500 (575) The Model 500 came about as a replacement for the model 302 and quickly became the new workhorse of Northern and Western Electric line of telephones

Henry Dreyfuss finally arrived at the form of the new universal set

This phone is paired with a very sleek external subset to give that traditional old ring

The natural brass finish was occasionally seen

Leich - Model 62 Antique Phones Rare 2 line model 500The history of Leich is as convoluted as it is interesting. It was formed as the Eureka Electric Company which moved to Chicago in 1898. In 1902 Eureka merged with the Advance Electric Company and subsequently moved to Genoa. In 1907 the company was sold and renamed The Cracraft Leich Electric Co. The name was changed to Leich Electric in 1917, and in 1950's Leich was purchased GTE and became the first manufacturing subsidiary of that company. GTE and