ae type 24 dial plate - black

[wds]

This dial plate came with those dials I purchased last week - appears to be NOS.  Anyone know what application this would have been used for?

[Doug Rose]

This dial plate came with those dials I purchased last week - appears to be NOS.  Anyone know what application this would have been used for?

I have seen them on AE 40 Navy Phones with the locking handset....Doug

[Jack Ryan]

Yes, I have too - both types of locking handset.

I don't know if these are original.

Jack

[wds]

Thanks - after looking at some pictures it does seem to be mainly used on the ship phone.  Also looks great on the other models as well. 

[stub]

wds,
       The first reference I found was in AE Catalog 4055 - C , June 1940 , pg. 33 , cat # AK - 22 .   stub

[wds]

thanks for that.  My number plate is metal with printed numbers.    I'll check tonight to see if the "0" to "1" are luminous.

[Mr. Bones]

Luminous numerals?

Now I totally want one!!!

Perfect headboard / nightstand AE!

Best regards!

[wds]

Can't get the numbers to glow.  Either it's just white paint or the luminous material has faded to the "off" position.

[G-Man]

Here is an excerpt from a manual that AE composed for the USN:

[wds]

since my letters don't glow in the dark anymore, can I assume I'm not radio-active?  Maybe I should stop carrying the dial plate around in my pocket.

[unbeldi]

Does it glow for a little bit when exposed to a fluorescent light and then observed in the dark immediately?

[G-Man]

since my letters don't glow in the dark anymore, can I assume I'm not radio-active?  Maybe I should stop carrying the dial plate around in my pocket.

Note that the catalog description does not state that the black plastic number plate is luminous; instead, it is the "Metal Number Card" that has its numerals finished with luminous paint.

Here is a description of the number card from an earlier AE catalog that is located in the TCI Library.

[NorthernElectric]

Note that the catalog description does not state that the black plastic number plate is luminous; instead, it is the "Metal Number Card" that has its numerals finished with luminous paint.

Is the one that Jack posted such a card?

[WEBellSystemChristian]

I actually think those plates look a little creepy on an AE40, the regular white porcelain ones look 'friendlier' to me.

[wds]

Yes, mine is the metal one.   I've held it up to incandescent, fluorescent, and set it on the window sill all morning, and there was no glowing at all.  I wonder how long the luminous material actually lasts.

I kind of agree with the creepy look - maybe the police departments used the black dials plates on the black phones to intimidate the unlucky people who got to visit the police department.