Misc Phone parts

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I picked up some parts and pieces this week.  Two Kellogg bases with SL ringers, two sound powered handsets, and a WE phone.  The Kellogg bases I grabbed for the ringers, not sure what I'm going to do with the sound powered handsets - probably sell after I'm done playing with them.  The WE phone, I don't want, and thought I would see if anyone is interested in it before I throw it on Ebay, or strip it for parts.  The case is in pretty good shape, no chips or cracks.  I see these on Ebay often, but they always seem to have cracked cases.  Dated 1951, 5H dial.  PM me if your interested.

[LarryInMichigan]

Dave,

The wiring blocks and inductor modules on the Kellogg bases are useful for converting Select-O-Phones into working phones.  I see Select-O-Phones for sale frequently, and people buy them thinking that they are usable phones, but they are wired much differently.

Larry

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I found that out the hard way.  Bought what I thought was a nice Kellogg 1000, but after tinkering with it for an evening, I figured out it was just an intercom.  I even had to send the dial to Steve Hilz to be changed over to a regular dial.  I've been watching those metal 1000's go for pretty cheap lately because they were either frequency ringers, or missing other parts.  Now I can grab one, or one of those Select O Phones for cheap and bring them back to life.

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Larry,  by the way, I just used your suggestion for filing down a 3/8" allen wrench to remove the center allen head receiver plug from a AE 34 handset.  Worked like a charm.

[LarryInMichigan]

Larry,  by the way, I just used your suggestion for filing down a 3/8" allen wrench to remove the center allen head receiver plug from a AE 34 handset.  Worked like a charm.

I love to get credit, but that was not my suggestion.  I remember seeing it though.  I simply stuck the handle of an adjustable pliers through the hole and was able to unscrew the plug with it.  I don't have the time or patience to file down allen wrenches.

Larry

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Well thanks to somebody.  It's hard to go back and find those postings - I just remembered seeing it and thought I would give it a try. 

[Dennis Markham]

Here's the posting (I think).......

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=5552.0

I just went to the Home page, put "allen wrench" in the search block and there it was.........

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That's it!  I searched under everything but "allen wrench".  

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I cleaned up and tested the Sound Powered phones.  Those phones are actually pretty cool.  Sound quality was good, but a little weak.  They might come in handy some day.

[GG]

Sound-powered phones are useful for purposes such as connecting to riser cables in a building to get a quick test circuit between techs on different floors.  No batteries = they will always work, when other things might not. 

Attached to a magneto ringer box, with a toggle switch to serve as the hookswitch, they can be used to create a simple intercom that doesn't require local batteries. 

Attached to a magneto desk set or desk stand, you have a real hookswitch and the intercom becomes easier to use because nobody has to flip a toggle switch.

Now what would be really cool would be to put sound-powered elements into standard handsets of the type that work on those magneto desk stands.   That would solve the usual aesthetic problem with sound-powered handsets "not looking right" on our usual assortment of desk stands.