Mrs Wendy McGregor, of McCrostie’s Fine Art Auctions, Ltd, cranks a rare 1912 Skeleton telephone, which will be offered for sale at the Canterbury Horticultural Society hall on Thursday. The telephone, which came from Invercargill, was made by L. M. Ericsson, of Stockholm. More than 500 items worth about $100,000 will be for sale. The auction has attracted interest throughout New Zealand, and one dealer is coming from New York to inspect some signed vases.
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75Mrs Wendy McGregor, of McCrostie’s Fine Art Auctions, Ltd, cranks a rare 1912 Skeleton telephone, which will be offered for sale at the Canterbury Horticultural Society hall on Thursday. The telephone, which came from Invercargill, was made by L. M. Ericsson, of Stockholm. More than 500 items worth about $100,000 will be for sale. The auction has attracted interest throughout New Zealand, and one dealer is coming from New York to inspect some signed vases. Press, 24 July 1985, Page 3
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