Northern Electric Irish 500 and Italian S62

[tubaman]

Two new additions to my collection courtesy of eBay.
1. NE500, which although made in Canada has been used in Ireland - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Telephone-Northern-Telecom-Antique-Retro/164121703709
I took a chance on this at £8.27 + £5 postage. It's been somewhere damp so the chassis has suffered, but it still looks nice and works well. Dates to 1979 (all dates match).

2. Siemens S62 of Italian origin. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-70-s-Auso-Siemens-SIP-dial-Telephone-Italian-Origin-2-Tone-Grey/402172677821
Another cheap one at £9.75 + £4.80 postage. In decent shape and works well too (I have an adaptor for the odd Italian plug). I think the straight handset cord is interesting for a phone that dates from 1964/65.

[tubaman]

A couple more of the S62 and the eBay listing photos.

[countryman]

Nice finds!
Do you have any idea what "Auso" means or stands for? Obviously the Italian Siemens was affiliated with the German Siemens (& Halske) group, but what who or what was "Auso"? I couldn't figure that out yet. I have a "Grillo" phone with the same brand.

[tubaman]

Nice finds!
Do you have any idea what "Auso" means or stands for? Obviously the Italian Siemens was affiliated with the German Siemens (& Halske) group, but what who or what was "Auso"? I couldn't figure that out yet. I have a "Grillo" phone with the same brand.

I don't know what 'Auso' means I'm afraid. Do we have any Italian members who can assist?
I have a Grillo too - that's why I already have the Italian plug adaptor (sourced from eBay.it) so its buzzer still works.

[david@london]

Lovely clean-up on that green 500, Tubaman.

What is the switch for - 2 line?

[tubaman]

Lovely clean-up on that green 500, Tubaman.

What is the switch for - 2 line?

Thanks - it was a bit of a mess when I got it.
It's a grounding switch (earth recall). It was actually the main reason I got it as I didn't have one with a switch (and it was cheap - I like cheap )

[LarryInMichigan]

I believe that "Auso" was the name of the Italian Siemens subsidiary that made the phones.  Those phones were made by various manufacturers.  I think that those are stylish phones.  I have two of them.  One is screaming 1970s orange.

Larry

[Jack Ryan]

Just for information, only the Siemens telephone is called an S62.

S62 = Siemens, date of acceptance by the telephone company (1962).

Others had different IDs, the Face Standard model was an F63 (it was accepted a year later).

Jack

[tubaman]

Just for information, only the Siemens telephone is called an S62.

S62 = Siemens, date of acceptance by the telephone company (1962).

Others had different IDs, the Face Standard model was an F63 (it was accepted a year later).

Jack

Hi Jack,
So does that make my one an S62 or not, as it says 'S62' on both its base and its diagram?

[Jack Ryan]

Hi Jack,
So does that make my one an S62 or not, as it says 'S62' on both its base and its diagram?

Yes, yours is. I meant to quote "Those phones were made by various manufacturers." but I forgot.

Sorry about the confusion.

Jack