Posted by Larry David --Previous Message--
on July 29, 2002, 10:18 pm
I think I have the model you are looking for but at the time I didn't have any intentions of selling it. I don't have any idea of the value of theis phone.
: Hello all,
: I am looking to purchase one of the 1950s
: vintage rotary phones, vertically
: configured, that had a porcelein dial face
: standing out on its own, with a small box
: beneath it, and an integral bracket and
: cradle as a hangup-hook.
: The unit was typically mounted at the edge of
: a countertop or on a desk.
: I don't know where they hid the bell.
: There is a touch-tone version that looks like
: this:
: http://www.planetkc.com/phoneman/ttsaver.jpg
:
: But I think the rotary type would be a better
: fit with my vintage ham radio studio to
: mount alongside all the vacuum-tube gear
: I'm running.
: Here are a coupla pictures I've unearthed:
: http://www.oldradioparts.com/pg5p56.jpg
: and
: http://www.andhowantiques.com/images/811.jpg
:
: Thanks for any leads. I'm not a dealer nor
: collector. Just want a working example
: to actually use !!!
: Paul/WA3VJB
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