Got a dial-less candlestick — nothing to dial? This is the magic trick. Under Call Settings, set Off-hook Auto Dial to 0. Now the moment you lift the receiver, it calls the Operator — she answers and connects you, no dialing required.
It's exactly how a phone worked in 1910: pick up, and the operator is there. The newest plumbing, restoring the oldest romance.
For reference I am using a StraightTalk wireless home base, and both a WE and AE rotary dial desk 5302 and a wall 354 through a pulse to TT adapter. There are artifacts in the line that sound like pulses, regular and consistently the same patterns.
I wonder if it is part of the wireless base to cell tower(s) connection?
Anyone know of this?
Picked this three slot up at an antique store for just $35. Handset is in okay shape, cord is still attached, dial turns and ticks as it should. No keys but can't complain for this price!
Can't wait to get it home and start setting it up.
Never seen one of these miniature dials before. It needs oiled for sure. Talk / monitor switch seems okay. The bed of nails looks great on both clamps. Would love to know what model this is, but I'm probably just going to clamp it onto a bare pair off my Teltone to try it.
Found a phone at my grandmothers house. There’s no other badging on it other than what is on the front. I’ve found ones similar to it but they say made in Indiana. I can’t find anything about the American Electric Company made in Chicago. Thanks in advance for any information or direction on where to go!
I have a really old landline number (through Verizon) that was discontinued for about 15 years. I call it almost every year to see if someone ever recycled it. Any ideas how I can retrieve it back? I noticed alot of google voice numbers are old landline numbers so I’d ideally really love it to be a Google voice number for me. lmk if any ideas!
My 1976 Montgomery Ward rotary phone. I own a few other desk phones but this is my favorite. Appropriate for the 250th too!
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.
Got this thing for $40 today along with the Western 223G three slot I posted earlier. It appears that the bells are missing and the handset cord was cut, but I don't see a reason I can't fix that. Shame about the bells though. Dial seems to work perfect. When I get home from vacation, if someone can find me a diagram I'll give it a try on my PBX.
It's a cortelco 2554 from 2003 This one does have the volume knob on the handset and a carbon microphone.While this one was made like 21 years ago This is basically a remastered version made in the United States of the exact same model that has been made during the days of the Bell System. So it's basically been around for like since the 70s or 80s
And possibly if I could sell them?
It’s so awesome I wish it still worked
