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Links
These are some of the more useful sites on the Web for collectors and researchers, in no particular order.
http://atcaonline.com/phone/
Chuck Eby's Telephone History Website of the American Telephone Collectors Association. Good history articles, many details of collections and phones worldwide.
http://www.antiquetelephones.net/
Neil Carpenter's collection of (mostly British) bakelite phones, as well as much other material of interest. Beautiful photos of rarities.
http://www.britishtelephones.com/
Bob Freshwater's comprehensive site covering British phones, British Ericsson, and many other companies. If you are looking for a British or British-produced phone, start here.
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-38835/indexeng.htm
Ove Svensson's telephone Pages. Covers Scandinavian phones, including Ericsson, in some detail. Includes photos of many rare phones.Information on Ericsson serial numbers, handsets.
http://www.mirz.homepage.t-online.de/
A website by Peter Mirz which lists many European telephones. A very useful feature is a downloadable .pdf file which lists just about every possible variety of the Ericsson skeletal phone, including skeletal lookalikes produced by other companies. It's at the bottom of the left-hand column.
http://reviews.ebay.com.au/Collecting-original-telephones-used-in-Australia_W0QQugidZ10000000001249892
http://reviews.ebay.com.au/Building-an-antique-or-historic-telephone-collection_W0QQugidZ10000000001246552
Two brief but informative articles by Linley Wilson to guide those new to telephone collecting, especially as regards buying phones on eBay.