u/MakeUrBed

Hey all, I can do some minor electronics/ electrical work...meaning I can solder and do very basic stuff. I came across this old phone that has a crank which I removed to open the case up. I have had no real success in identifying it, but I would love to turn it into a prop where the bell ringers actually work. Then pipe audio into the ear piece which is intact as near as I can tell. Thinking an old time party line conversation of some sort... but I have no idea and the wiring diagrams are shot.

If anyone has any advice and willing to help via Reddit or other means, that would be awesome. However I am way out of my depth with this piece. For now, it's just a plain static piece in my office doing nothing which isnt really fun!

For what it's worth, I have access to a couple of old unused ethernet to analog ATA's, can make ethernet cables and probably run a wire into this to maybe push power to it?

I found some videos on YT showing how to do with analogs that have ringers but also rotary or button, but this again is a crank phone...

I'm working on a video, but it's not quite finished. I remade the rear cab so it's more dimensionally accurate but it has to be removable to swap the battery out. I embedded a tiny bluetooth speaker, mixed some soundtrack from the movie, then I play the music and dialog from the film as I drive it. Chris Roth rides shotgun while Joe Smith muscles the wheel to protect Democracy and Patriotism in my hood.

Not sure if this is the best subr to post this too, but I dont see a specific TA one, so hopefully y'all can enjoy this. I could only hope to make Matt and Trey proud.

From that estate sale.. crazy!!