If you want to use your Western Electric 307 or 357 with common battery (like on a modern line) with minimal changes and no external battery:
Thank you Mark! I didn't even know this existed... any idea of a practice number or "C" listing? looking to archive this for my records....
Here is an updated version of diagram above
(http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=229525;image)
More on this topic here http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=1964.msg259456#msg259456
Maybe this will show the updated Diagram larger?
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=229524;image