Former teacher plans to exhibit 500 of his 2,000 telephones
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John Wollstein posed with his vast collection of vintage phones in the Hawaiian Ebbtide Hotel in Waikiki.
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Vintage telephones from Dr. John Wollstein’s collection.
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John Wollstein posed with his vast collection of vintage phones in the Hawaiian Ebbtide Hotel in Waikiki.
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Dr. John Wollstein has about 2,000 telephones and plans to open a museum in the Hawaiian Ebbtide Hotel in Waikiki.
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A Harley Davidson telephone from Dr. John Wollstein’s collection.
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A Sports Illustrated novelty telephone from Dr. John Wollstein’s collection.
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Early cellphones from Dr. John Wollstein’s collection.
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Vintage telephones line the wall at John Wollstein’s space in the Hawaiian Ebbtide Hotel in Waikiki.
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A military telephone from Dr. John Wollstein’s collection.
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An early wooden phone called the “The Country Belle” by Guild, left, and a vintage public telephone are included in Dr. John Wollstein’s collection.
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An asian themed push button telephone, left, and licensed novelty telephones from John Wollstein’s collection. “It’s always been a challenge to find phones in Hawaii,” he said. “If you go to the New England states, you’ll find a lot more.”
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