C. 1930s Western Electric Rotary Phone in Old White Paint, Ashland 4-5111 circus animal including losing the patterned roof

including losing the patterned roof and blue steeple that contribute to making this painting so striking

reminding me a lot of sailor made knot work baskets I've had

Made of chalkware

but an old one

one tiny loss to the top layer of one corner

C. 1930s Western Electric Rotary Phone in Old White Paint, Ashland 4-5111 circus animal including losing the patterned roofNot just a great looking old phone, delivering all of the pleasures of rotary dialing, but this early model Western Electric was also given a custom paint job long ago and nothing better to my eye than old creamy white paint. And with original alphanumeric number at the center of the dial: AS(hland) 4 5111, I believe for Ashland, MA reminding one that phones were once linked to specific places! These Western Electric phones were the first widely