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Image 1 — My Western Electric 653 AT Wall Phone
Image 2 — My Western Electric 653 AT Wall Phone
Image 3 — My Western Electric 653 AT Wall Phone
Image 4 — My Western Electric 653 AT Wall Phone
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My Western Electric 653 AT Wall Phone

Got a sweet deal on this 653AT with the original clickity clackity 4H dial, though I’ve been struggling to get it to ring. Has a somewhat rare gas filled tube used for when it was a party line phone, as evidenced by the dial card. I haven’t seen much information anywhere about the AT setup though so I guess it’s a pretty rare one. It looks like it’s been refurbished sometime in the 40s by the mix of 40s parts so I’m guessing it’s from the late 20s-early 30s originally.

u/SecretIRA_Member1922 — 8 days ago