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Color photo of an elaborate candlestick style steampunk telephone standing in front of its fitted and mirror lined mahogany case. A brass-bound, cylindrical mahogany cylinder rests on a gray metal pineapple shaped object, supported by a square gray metal base with four curved-foot legs. Brass pipes and valves lead from the top of the cylinder to a silvery metal spiral — shaped like a spiral of incense (often burned as a mosquito repellent). A thick cloth covered tube connects the brass plumbing to a bright metal fitting, which connects the tube to a larger cord-wrapped tube. A thin gray metal tube rises from the brass plumbing on the right of the spiral, supporting a brass steam whistle with a cylindrical body, whistle hole, and conical top.