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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/30/2023
Rare telephone used in the White House during the Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations. Vintage desktop touchtone telephone unit bears a White House Centrex label on the directory plate and a label reading, ''NOT SECURE / DO NOT USE FOR / CLASSIFIED OR SENSITIVE / INFORMATION'' under the receiver. Faceplate lists extension numbers for Staff Advisor, Press Advisor, Press Office, WHCA Office, Communication Center, Radio Room, and Operator. Second warning in red caps reads: ''THIS IS A NON-SECURE TELEPHONE''. Code stamped to bottom of phone indicates Western Electric model number 2500DM, approximately dating the earliest use of the phone to the Reagan administration. Light wear, overall very good condition.
White House Used Telephone -- With White House Label on Directory Plate
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