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Kellogg established in 1897. Their first factory was located in Highland Park, Il. They moved about one year later to Chicago, Il. and moved several time in the Chicago area. The Kellogg family sold controlling interests to ITT in 1951. The company retained the Kellogg name for years, until ITT added its name in front of Kellogg, "ITT Kellogg". Later ITT dropped the Kellogg name altogether, sometime in the 1960's.. ITT was acquired by Alcatel, Telephone sets acquired by Cortelco.

Model or ???	Introduced	Information
"Grabaphone" series	1905 - 1920's	First U.S. made telephone with the receiver & transmitter contained in a single unit, first cradle. The unit is of a European style similar to the L.M. Ericsson Co. handset in use prior to 1905.
F-84	1910's - 1930's	desk stand, non-dial, black, magneto -
F-97	1920's - 1930's	desk stand, non-dial, black, CB with # 51-A inductor -
F-115	1910's - 1930's	desk, non-dial, black steel base, magneto, # 85 inductor, "Extension Set" desk set box not required, "Grabaphone" same circuitry as F-84 "Extension Set"
F-115-A	1910's - 1930's	desk, non-dial, black steel base, no inductor
F-118	1920's -	desk stand, non-dial, inductor, common battery - same circuitry as F-115
F-135	1920's -	desk, dial, black steel base, no inductor, "Grabaphone"
F-301	1920's - 1930's	desk, dial, black steel base, no inductor, "candlestick" - same circuitry as F-135
F-801	1920's - 1930's	wall, non-dial, black metal box, F-41A receiver, #64 transmitter & #39 cup, inductor & ringer inside
F-803	1920's - 1930's	wall, dial, black metal box, F-41A receiver, #64 transmitter & #39 cup, inductor (79-A) & ringer/capacitor inside - sidetone set
F-817	1930's - 1950's	wall, dial, black metal box, F-41A receiver, #121-C transmitter & #39 cup, inductor (103-A) & ringer/capacitor inside - antisidetone set same style as F-803
700	1928	desk, non-dial, black bakelite, one of the "masterphone series" - needs external subset
725	1928 -	desk, dial, black steel housing is the same as F-301 base, # 27-C handset, no inductor, same cradle used on 725, 730 & 750 sets only, hookswitch contacts are same as used on 925 & 930 sets - needs a desk stand box
730	1928 -	desk, no dial, black steel housing & same base as #725 desk, # 27-C handset, no inductor - needs a desk stand box
750	1928	desk, non-dial, black metal base, same base as non-dial desk stand, #27-C handset, found more than one wiring arrangement for this set, cradle is same on 725, 730 & 750 sets, "Masterphone series"
900	1932	desk - non-dial - black bakelite - "answer only" - one of the "Masterphone series" - nicknamed "Pyramid" - needs external subset
925	1934	desk - dial - black bakelite - first phone with network & ringer in phone - nicknamed "Ashtray" due to design "masterphone series"
930	1934	desk - no dial - black bakelite - "local battery" operation - same style as 925 model
97XX	?? - 1950's	wall - dial or non-dial - models in magneto or common battery - black "spacesaver" style
9900		wall - non-dial - black bakelite - "masterphone series"
7981	1932 - 1950's	wall - dial - #27C handset - black metal box -
9817	1930's - 1950's	wall - dial - black metal housing - #27C handset - same body style as F-817
9917		wall - dial - black bakelite - same style as 9900 W/dial assembly on top - "masterphone series"
1000	1947 - 1955	desk - dial - black metal base with modularized components used with either the desk or wall models - black bakelite or metal desk housing - sets can be use for manual or dial service - the 1000 series are known as "Red Bar" telephones - Most black sets have a RED hookswitch bar & color sets have a clear bar - companion of 1100 wall set - color sets were also available
1070		desk - crank - black
1100	1947 - 1963	wall - dial - black metal base with modularized components used with either the wall or desk models - black bakelite or metal wall housing - can be used for manual or dial service - the 1100 series are known as "Red Bar" telephones - Most black sets have a RED hookswitch bar & color sets have a clear bar - companion of 1000 desk set - color sets were also available
1170		wall - crank - black
500	1954 -1956	desk - dial - black - looks like the "W.E. 500"
554		wall - dial - looks like the "W.E. 554"

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