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April 1984 Trimline

Started by 19and41, January 28, 2017, 05:50:15 PM

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19and41

Real telephones are a scarce commodity round these parts, so if you'll forgive me, even a touchtone is a special find.  It was sitting in the upturned mower deck of a crapt out lawn mower and priced at $3.05.  It came from Chamblee and works.  It is clean inside and only has darkening on the rear handset shell. and dirt on it's handset cord.   It should go well with my other Trimlines.



"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

Jim Stettler

Any telephone find, is a good telephone find.
JMO,
Jim S.


Good price.
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markosjal

Is that a bell system logo on the handset reset (hangup) button? I have never seen that!
Mark
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19and41

Yes it is,  it's imprinted "Western Electric" immediately above it.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

Jim Stettler

Quote from: markosjal on May 16, 2017, 12:55:54 AM
Is that a bell system logo on the handset reset (hangup) button? I have never seen that!
Mark
The early sets have the bell logo. It is very hard to find a bell marked set from 1984. They were supposed to quit using it on the phones 12/31/83.

You can occasionally find some that made it thru.
Jim S.
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You die, you forget it all.

poplar1

The metal faceplate on a round-button Trimline probably indicates that it was remanufactured. Also, 1984 would be too late for new round button sets. Originally, the round-button  hand sets had color coördinated cardboard faceplates:

Dial Face Cards for 1220A (10-button) and 2220B (round button): per BSP 502-320-100, Issue 5, Oct. '68 (TCI Library)

Hand Tel and
Dial Hub Cover                    Dial Face Card

Black (-03)                         Slate
Ivory (-50)                         Cinnamon Brown
Green (-51)                        Dark Jade Green
Red (-53)                           Burgundy
Yellow (-56)                       Gold
White (-58)                        Slate
Rose Pink (-59)                  Rose
Lt. Beige (-60)                   Sandalwood
Lt. Gray (-61)                    Slate
Aqua Blue (-62)                 Peacock Blue
Turquoise (-64)                 Turquoise Green 
"C'est pas une restauration, c'est une rénovation."--François Martin.

Jim Stettler

I Have never been able to find a MD date for the round button sets (and I have looked). I assumed they quit making them after they started the square button setsI think they made them all the way thru. Around 1975-76 they started rebuilding them with tone generating IC chips,

I have read that they made some 10 and 12 button new sets with the IC chip earlier (late 1960's). The IC chip  color seems to be clear for the earliest, then gray, then black.
Jim S.
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You die, you forget it all.