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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: Fabius on May 15, 2015, 12:00:44 PM

Title: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: Fabius on May 15, 2015, 12:00:44 PM
Judging from the bids this is popular. What do the letters mean for the red buttons?

http://tinyurl.com/mz3z3b3
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: Fabius on May 15, 2015, 12:03:33 PM
Found the answer:

Flash Override (FO)
Flash (F)
Immediate (I)
Priority (P)
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: Russ Kirk on May 15, 2015, 02:49:35 PM
Ohhhh, I want one of those, but that is pricey.  Does anyone know if one will be available at the Southern California phone show on June 6th?
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: compubit on May 15, 2015, 05:01:55 PM
I found mine on CL for $50. Didn't realize how popular they are...

Now to figure how to configure it for 2-wire service...

Jim
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: paul-f on May 15, 2015, 09:48:54 PM
There's some basic info with photos of model variations and BSP references here:
  http://www.paul-f.com/weAutovon.html (http://www.paul-f.com/weAutovon.html)

Plus, there are several good Bell Labs Record articles in the TCI Library. Search for BLR Autovon.

  http://www.telephonecollectors.info (http://www.telephonecollectors.info)

  http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/component/search/?searchword=autovon&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=10&start=10 (http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/component/search/?searchword=autovon&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=10&start=10)
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: dsk on October 08, 2020, 03:51:41 PM
They are still expensive: https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Bell-System-Western-Electric-3568-HT-AUTOVON-/133339044693
$1200

dsk
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: compubit on October 08, 2020, 04:43:52 PM
That's a little more than I paid ($20, IIRC) for the same phone a few years back (plus gas for the drive to Baltimore From DC and back) ...
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: FABphones on October 08, 2020, 05:14:02 PM
Quote from: dsk on October 08, 2020, 03:51:41 PM
... https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Bell-System-Western-Electric-3568-HT-AUTOVON-/133339044693
$1200 ...

Screenshot from link:
Title: Re: AUTOVON Phone On Ebay
Post by: dsk on October 09, 2020, 11:01:54 AM
I could afford one of these, but they do not ship to Norway  :'(

https://armysurpluswarehouse.com/military-issue-touch-tone-adapter-ta-955-pt-for-ta-312-field-phone/
dsk