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Telephone Talk => Collector's Corner => My Telephone Collection => Topic started by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:08:38 PM

Title: OldTelephoneShop's Phone Stories
Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:08:38 PM
Wall-mounted walnut Model 293 from the early 1900s. Of course, technically not a rotary phone... but gorgeous!
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:14:09 PM
Uniphone with wooden ringer box.
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Post by: Ktownphoneco on October 31, 2016, 01:21:50 PM
Northern made their N293 wall sets with walnut.     The Uniphone manual set shown in your second post, went into general production in September 1935, and the subscriber set you have pictured with it, a Northern N1717 in hard maple, was first introduced in the early 1950's, and was initially made from walnut, but production switched to using hard maple shortly thereafter.

Jeff Lamb
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:25:37 PM
@Jeff: Thank you for the information! Always good to learn more.  Will adjust posts accordingly.
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:42:09 PM
Galion desk phone made by North Electric, introduced in the 1940s to compete with the Western Electric 302.
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:47:42 PM
Model 202. Essence of elegance.
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Post by: poplar1 on October 31, 2016, 01:48:29 PM
Quote from: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:42:09 PM
Galion desk phone made by Northern Electric, introduced in the 1940s to compete with the Western Electric 302.

That one is made by NORTH Electric of Galion, Ohio -- not NORTHERN Electric of Canada.
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Post by: Ktownphoneco on October 31, 2016, 01:52:54 PM
I was referring to "Oldtelephones" 2nd post.       He hadn't yet posted the North Electric set.

Jeff
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:55:05 PM
Two Automatic Electronic Model 40 Monophones - note the different finger wheels.
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Post by: Kenton K on October 31, 2016, 01:56:41 PM
Great photos!
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 01:59:25 PM
Quote from: poplar1 on October 31, 2016, 01:48:29 PM
That one is made by NORTH Electric of Galion, Ohio -- not NORTHERN Electric of Canada.

True! A Canadian-pride slip up ;)
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 02:01:14 PM
Quote from: Kenton K on October 31, 2016, 01:56:41 PM
Great photos!

Thanks Kenton! Classic phones are so beautiful, they really speak for themselves.
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 02:02:53 PM
Model 302 - only have the classic black, for now...
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 02:08:32 PM
Beige/cream Model 500 from Northern Telecom.
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Post by: Oldtelephones on October 31, 2016, 02:24:38 PM
A personal favorite: teal/turquoise Model 500.
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Post by: jsowers on October 31, 2016, 03:14:28 PM
Nice phones and great pictures! One small error, though. The third picture of a North Galion is a WE 302. The one showing the handset.

And I think maybe the color of your first 500 is called ivory. I don't mean to be critical--just wanted you to know. Your pictures are well composed and well lit. Do you use a light box? Or have your own studio? I wish I had room for something like that.
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