Space saver with E1 handset

[persido]

I found this at a flea market I know it's a space saver, I have never seen one with an E1 handset can someone please tell me anything about it. The only dates I can find on it is 1935. I paid $10 for it, the handset and cloth cord are in perfect shape, hope someone can tell me more.   

Thanks

[poplar1]

You should see C-1 stamped on it. C-1 is the hand set mounting between the B-1 (1928) and the D-1 (1930). Some have dials on top, using a 39A dial mount. The L-shaped bracket to mount it to the side of your desk is usually missing.

This can be used as a 101 (sidetone) or a 201 (anti-sidetone). As shown, it is coded 101A-3E or 201A-3E where A indicates no dial, -3 indicates black, and E indicates an E-type handset.

[Doug Rose]

You done good! C1 space saver with an E1 handset. This was made during the period 202s were produced in the early 30s. Real Nice....Doug

[persido]

Thanks poplar1 and Doug great info, the L shaped bracket was with it, I removed it.

[Phonesrfun]

Good thing it has the bracket.  They are often missing, and when missing are hard to find replacements.

[ESalter]

The rarest thing you have here are those two screws that hold the mounting bracket to the phone.  They're 8-36 thread screws, impossible to get replacements for now.  I have two C1s, neither have the screws.

---Eric

[Mr. Bones]

The rarest thing you have here are those two screws that hold the mounting bracket to the phone.  They're 8-36 thread screws, impossible to get replacements for now.  I have two C1s, neither have the screws.

---Eric

Eric, what are the length of the 8-36 screws? I'm going to bed, and don't want to take one of mine down, and apart, thought you might know, from memory.

Thanks, and best regards!

[ESalter]

I don't have a single one of them to measure, but I always assumed they were 1/2".  Nickel plated brass, round head.

I *think* the dial neck mounting screws are 8-36 thread too, but those are oval heads.

---Eric

[DavePEI]

I don't have a single one of them to measure, but I always assumed they were 1/2".  Nickel plated brass, round head.

I *think* the dial neck mounting screws are 8-36 thread too, but those are oval heads.

---Eric

A source for these may be eBAY:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121102224544

These are hex head screws, so not an exact match, but should work in a pinch...

Dave

[ESalter]

What I had considered doing is buying an 8-36 die and running some 8-32 screws through it to cross-thread them.  It would be cheesy, but they would work and they'd look correct from the outside.

---Eric