r/TelephoneCollecting

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...

She worked/retired from Illinois Bell Telephone Company here in central Illinois. After she passed, the family was going to throw a tote full of these away, so I decided I'd hang onto them. With another move coming up soon, I need to decide what to do with them as I'm not too interested in restoring/keeping them. How would you go about getting rid of a tote of these? I'm poor, so I don't want to throw them in the trash, even if I can only get a little bit for them. How would you go about finding a buyer for the lot locally? They are probably too heavy to ship around the country. Does anything stand out as being valuable?

Thanks for taking the time to read this post. Have a great day!

I want to play a prank on my friend and get this old phone to ring without an actual line. They got it at an antique store and i don't know if any of the parts are functioning. Anyone have any idea how i might get it to ring?

Hello people, i'm interested in knowing if any of yall know what exactly is in this image. Ive had people telling me it looks like an old telephone, so maybe yall could help me out. id be thankful if any of you have an answer

Fun set of commercials AT&T released during their Jubilee celebration which was ran on national television during the Bell Telephone Hour.

I got this bear phone! But I have no idea how to call it. Does anyone have the same item and have any instructions without a landline? I am not sure what adapter to get / how to operate. Any information would be helpful. Thank you!

4 mother boards and 6 western electric power units.