Continental D1 with a Strange Marking

[Doug Rose]

Jan found this D1 at Brimfield. It cleaned up great. When removing the dirt I saw a marking over the Factory D1. Was this someone just marking their stuff.?....Doug

[Fabius]

Looks like it was done with a hand held engraving tool. Driver's license number? Inventory number of a prop company?

[Doug Rose]

Thanks Tom....that was my guess as well.....Doug

[FABphones]

Definately looks hand engraved. Could also poss be a zip code / post code (so it could be traced if stolen).

(You've got some super phones in your collectioin btw). 

[Doug Rose]

Fab....I agree with what you said about the markings. Thanks for the kind words on my collection. Same as everyone, it started with one phone and an itch to get another. Forty years of having fun collevting telephones....Doug

[tubaman]

Know what you mean Doug.
A family friend started me off with the gift of a GPO 232 that he had 'recovered' from an old lady's house (he worked for the GPO on domestic installations).
I imagine it was something like 'Oh madam, you don't want that nasty old dial phone - let me replace it with a nice modern push-button one'.
I picked-up a few others over following years until I discovered eBay.
Since then the addiction has been fully set in.  I check eBay every day for new listings. I have saved searches......Do I need therapy???

[HarrySmith]

You have Phoneitis just like everyone else here. This forum is the best therapy. That and getting more phones!

[tubaman]

This forum is great, and getting more phones does help, but it's only a temporary fix. The more I have the more I seem to want!

[Pourme]

This forum is great, and getting more phones does help, but it's only a temporary fix. The more I have the more I seem to want!

The good thing is...once you get around 100 or so....your wife can't even tell when you bring home another one!

[tubaman]

I am at about that many, but they're nearly all in one room - the spare bedroom.
It's a good job we never use it as finding the bed is getting increasingly difficult!
Each time I buy a phone I try to find one I want to sell, but it's so hard - I love them all!
I usually manage about a 3:1 buy:sell ratio.

[Pourme]

You are doing good....I have yet to sell one phone....I can't bring myself to do it.

I got phoneitis really bad!

[tubaman]

Clearly my Phoneitis isn't at the chronic stage yet.
I'm sure it'll get there though.