Hello everyone .
My question is perhaps erratic but it is still appropriate and I ask myself again. I see more and more dial phones whose inner parts are all plastic. do you put them in your phone collection or you simply do not buy them?
I basically buy what interests me.
it's also what I said to myself. but I asked the question to know if several of you, buy it. I buy some because phones with fingerwheel, become difficult to find locally and we have to go on eBay or elsewhere to find. so, like you, I buy what interests me.
Denis,
I have a lot of phones here that may interest you. Where in Quebec are you. I'm in Belleville, Ontario.
I prefer phones from pre 1960. It's hard to avoid plastic, it has been used so much in the last century, and early versions of plastic did not hold up well over time. But then again, I'm sure they never considered collectors or longevity.
D/P
Most of the time i collect what is available and piques my interest. I'm less interested in wood phones unless they are older. I stay away from modern phones, 70's or newer. Of course do have exceptions; Teletrainer, card dialers, Grillo, generally phones that unusual. The bakelite art deco phones are always desirable, along with candlesticks.
I collect from the 1890s to Western Electric Color 302s, so my cutoff date is 1955 or so. What is my reasoning....space!!! ...Doug
Quote from: Duffy on November 11, 2017, 10:53:13 AM
Denis,
I have a lot of phones here that may interest you. Where in Quebec are you. I'm in Belleville, Ontario.
I'm near Shawinigan... Yes i would like to buy some other phones but no money :( ... unfortunately
Quote from: Dan/Panther on November 11, 2017, 12:07:13 PM
I prefer phones from pre 1960. It's hard to avoid plastic, it has been used so much in the last century, and early versions of plastic did not hold up well over time. But then again, I'm sure they never considered collectors or longevity.
D/P
I agree Dan...
Quote from: Russ Kirk on November 11, 2017, 06:56:37 PM
Most of the time i collect what is available and piques my interest. I'm less interested in wood phones unless they are older. I stay away from modern phones, 70's or newer. Of course do have exceptions; Teletrainer, card dialers, Grillo, generally phones that unusual. The bakelite art deco phones are always desirable, along with candlesticks.
I also buy what piques my curiosity regardless of the phone except that I am not at all interested in wood phones, This because their use is very limited and we can not call but only receive calls .. But j will find one for my personal satisfaction but not at a high price for sure.
Quote from: Doug Rose on November 11, 2017, 09:11:41 PM
I collect from the 1890s to Western Electric Color 302s, so my cutoff date is 1955 or so. What is my reasoning....space!!! ...Doug
Of course Doug. You have to have the space you need to store them. For my part, I collect those of the years 1979 and less, mainly desk phones but sometimes I also take more recent parts without stamped marks in case one of my phones arrives crackled. Indeed I also have dials that are mostly plastic (gears). But these are in boxes and not shown on shells .. But it's nice to see that some specialize in some years or models
My era of telephone collecting preference is 1920s-1960s.
Quote from: Contempra on November 11, 2017, 09:41:24 PM
I'm near Shawinigan... Yes i would like to buy some other phones but no money :( ... unfortunately
Another great from your home town.
Jacques Plante from the era when goalies did not wear face masks. He was the first goalie to wear a mask that he invented.....ouch....Doug
Indeed Jacques Plante did not wear a mask. it was after many injuries that the NHL changed its goaler rules. Just do some research and you can see the bloody face of the goaler. But Jacques Plante is a goaler I have seen very little because I am much younger than him .
Quote from: Brinybay on November 12, 2017, 01:44:25 AM
My era of telephone collecting preference is 1920s-1960s.
In the US, there is a lot, which is unfortunately not really the case in Canada as such. Of course you'll find some phones in the museums . but not for sale :(
I buy old phones that are cheap, like me...
I prefer wood, but have a couple bake boxes also.
mostly, Local batt phones, they look cooler to me.
I now have both a LB, and a CB switchboard,
so, anything, I guess, as long as it is cheap, and looks cool. :)
Quote from: RB on November 13, 2017, 12:33:30 PM
I buy old phones that are cheap, like me...
I prefer wood, but have a couple bake boxes also.
mostly, Local batt phones, they look cooler to me.
I now have both a LB, and a CB switchboard,
so, anything, I guess, as long as it is cheap, and looks cool. :)
oh, i'm sure you're not cheap my friend, we are collectors and each one collect what he wants ;)
Pretty much whatever interests me as well, from 1930's German Field phones up to a Motorola star tac "brick".
Quote from: 19and41 on November 14, 2017, 02:36:37 PM
Pretty much whatever interests me as well, from 1930's German Field phones up to a Motorola star tac "brick".
Of course I do not know Germanic phones but this is one of the few things that there is no radical change to do when you live on different continents. Example: Europe and America. the current is different but in terms of wiring, there is little change to do. For my part I only have phones from America because I live here but I would not disdain have a phone from Germany or France for example.
In both phones and radios, the schematic diagrams many times work out to be a "bridge" language in getting to understand a piece of technology, regardless of it's origin.
Quote from: 19and41 on November 14, 2017, 04:18:16 PM
In both phones and radios, the schematic diagrams many times work out to be a "bridge" language in getting to understand a piece of technology, regardless of it's origin.
Indeed yes. it's universal. an electronic circuit, no matter the country, it's like with some differences. only the voltage and the amperage are different according to the country of origin.
This is actually harder to answer the more I think about it.... My wish-list is more extensive, but going off what I have been able to bring home:
I'd have to say I'm mainly a WE fanboy (say for one ITT and a PTT). The newest phone I have is an early 70s WE 2500, and everything else more or less is working back to a 302 from there with a desk and wall version of each. A few colored sets for spice of course. :D
Quote from: AL_as_needed on November 15, 2017, 07:39:46 PM
This is actually harder to answer the more I think about it.... My wish-list is more extensive, but going off what I have been able to bring home:
I'd have to say I'm mainly a WE fanboy (say for one ITT and a PTT). The newest phone I have is an early 70s WE 2500, and everything else more or less is working back to a 302 from there with a desk and wall version of each. A few colored sets for spice of course. :D
Sure ,what we have here in Canada are mainly NE . even for a 302, mine is a Nothern Electric and it works great . I have many Contempra NE and just one with the mention WE , I have two AE automatic ( don't know the real name ) and the rest of my collection are 1980 and less . all my phones work and i enjoy them . each day i change my phone ;)
I ought to mention that most of my phones are on display in the collection section.
Quote from: 19and41 on November 15, 2017, 09:02:12 PM
I ought to mention that most of my phones are on display in the collection section.
Okay.