after 2 years of collecting telephones, I finally got my first AE40
I got it for $28. The phone has a crack at its right side. The rubber gasket at its base is missing. Anyway, since it is kinda rare to find this kind of phone in thrift shops, I bought it. I have not yet tested it if it works.
That was one of the first phones I bought.
Too bad shipping is so high to you, or you could get many more great deals.
D/P
Congratulations on your AE40. Is the rust a result of the humid climate where you live? Has this phone been in your area all of its life?
Gary Goff is the man for replacement gaskets. They're not that expensive and work great. The cost may be in the shipping to you. His e-mail is:
ggoff@telis.org
Quote from: Dan/Panther on May 27, 2009, 10:31:58 AM
That was one of the first phones I bought.
Too bad shipping is so high to you, or you could get many more great deals.
D/P
yup shipping is so high for me, I think I have to tour the whole of the Philippines to look for more phones
Quote from: Dennis Markham on May 27, 2009, 11:00:36 AM
Congratulations on your AE40. Is the rust a result of the humid climate where you live? Has this phone been in your area all of its life?
Gary Goff is the man for replacement gaskets. They're not that expensive and work great. The cost may be in the shipping to you. His e-mail is:
ggoff@telis.org
Thanks Dennis, maybe it is caused by the humid climate, I think this AE40 has been in here all along. Maybe this was once used as a standard phone by our local Telephone Company. AE is very common in here, especially AE80's until late 80's when the telephone company changed their phones to Siemens.
regarding the gasket, I'll try to contact Gary, thanks again!
I love the "ring" of an AE40. Hope it will fire up for you! Great thrift store find!
Congrats on such a rare find in your area!!!
Very nice-I'm glad you finally found one.
As I've said many times here before, I'm very partial to the AE40 as that was my first telephone.
Even though it may look rough now, it should clean up fairly well and be functional.
Quote from: Dan on May 27, 2009, 06:25:55 PM
I love the "ring" of an AE40. Hope it will fire up for you! Great thrift store find!
thanks Dan, well I hope I can get this to ring
Quote from: AtomicEraTom on May 27, 2009, 11:11:41 PM
Congrats on such a rare find in your area!!!
thanks Tom!
Quote from: benhutcherson on May 27, 2009, 11:39:56 PM
Very nice-I'm glad you finally found one.
As I've said many times here before, I'm very partial to the AE40 as that was my first telephone.
Even though it may look rough now, it should clean up fairly well and be functional.
thanks Ben, I'm so happy that I finally got one, but first how do I remove the number card retainer ring? bit by bit I'm starting to clean it up
Congrats. Now, you can use steel wool in the 000 or 0000 range after you strip the lower pan of it's parts. Or even a Brillo pad to clean away that rust. Another item you can use is "Naval Jelly".
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=13&subid=47&plid=169
Once you get that clean, then move on to the shell/body. Is the crack bad or missing pieces? If not, use the shell. Is the dial free? These are fairly easy dials to clean and lube. Removing the dial ring is simple. Notice the center screw that retains the finger wheel and also a strip of metal. The metal strip is a latch of sorts. The ring has a small tab that slips under this metal strip. You use a small screw driver to move it from under this.
Congrads on the phone, a good addition to the flock. I don't have anything by AE so eventually I'll have to conjure up something.
Ramil, you can see a diagram of what BDM was telling you here:
http://www.telephonecollectors.org/library/aeco/metaldials.pdf
(Dial Card Removal)
WOW, everyone is so supportive, thanks everyone, I'm excited to clean this up
Here it is! Cleaned and working
She's a real classic, Ramil! Are you going to get a base gasket from Gary Goff? The gaskets on the AE40s seem to make a big difference in keeping the insides clean and dry.
It is interesting that Automatic Electric was in common use in The Philippines before they switched to Siemens phones. Like many on the forum, I am also very fond of the AE40s, and I like the AE80s also.
-Matt
Pretty! They are a very sturdy looking phone, look like they could hold down the desk in a hurricane. Like that chrome fingerwheel as well.
Cleaned up well, you did a good job.
Quote from: HobieSport on June 04, 2009, 11:59:00 AM
She's a real classic, Ramil! Are you going to get a base gasket from Gary Goff? The gaskets on the AE40s seem to make a big difference in keeping the insides clean and dry.
It is interesting that Automatic Electric was in common use in The Philippines before they switched to Siemens phones. Like many on the forum, I am also very fond of the AE40s, and I like the AE80s also.
-Matt
I would try first to contact a fellow collector here in the Philippines, yes there is also a collector here, an American residing in the Philippines. He collects AE phones, the one who has colored AE40's. I have talked to him before and he said he has lots of spare parts for AE.
For what I know, AE was the standard phones here that's why there are lots of AE80's out there in the thrift shops.
Quote from: McHeath on June 05, 2009, 12:07:22 AM
Pretty! They are a very sturdy looking phone, look like they could hold down the desk in a hurricane. Like that chrome fingerwheel as well.
Cleaned up well, you did a good job.
Thanks McHeath for the kind words. Oh how I love this phone, especially when it rings