Automatic Electric Type 40 - Orange shsdparentproduct or a stick phone

or a stick phone

Internal ringer

This closely resembles the finish on the original

and in 1950s Leich was purchased GTE and became the first manufacturing subsidiary of that company

Automatic Electric Type 40 - Orange shsdparentproduct or a stick phoneHistoryThe Automatic Electric Model 40 Monophone was introduced in 1938. This combined phone includes all the components required to operate within the casing, eliminating the need for an external network subset and ringer. The AE40 is a graceful example of art deco design. These rugged phones were made of solid Bakelite and were available in a variety of colours with various trim options This particular unit is the deluxe "chrome trim" version. It