Gamewell Police Callbox with Vintage Phone and Brass Eagle

Description

This is a beautiful gift quality police Gamewell call box.
It is re-manufactured in heavy aluminum from
the original tooling used in the design of early 1900s vintage New York
Gamewell callboxes, and used by many police departments throughout the
USA.
It is professionally finished with
blue powder coating and hand highlighted with 18 Kt. Gold leaf.
I built, assembled, and finished this item
from both new and available used parts.
I have added a non working vintage phone .
Phone appears in good condition (unable to test)
It comes with an aluminum "714”number plate, 2 brass
skeleton keys, a brass lock, and a solid brass eagle topper.
The box measures 18" high by 12" wide by 5"
deep, and weighs approx..
35 lbs., with phone.
This auction does NOT include the matching pedestal which can be purchased separately
This gamewell can be a nice addition to your game room or as an exterior
extension to your patio.
It can be agreat gift idea.
HISTORY:
Gamewells
were very common in many police departments including mine (LAPD) and were
produced originally by the Gamewell Co. out of New York and later out of
Newton, Mass.
They were originally produced
in the late 1800?s out of pig iron and contained telegraph later updated with
rotary dial phones.
There are still a
few in operation in the country but most departments retired them when cell
phones became popular.
The mold in which
yours was made is an original Gamewell mold and was used to produce many of the
boxes used by the LAPD. The number plate is a replica in the same style used in
the early 1900?s.
The number plate was
indexed to identify the location of the Gamewell box, much the same system as
used in fire alarm boxes.
ENJOY.