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Telephone Switching => Intercom & Interphone Systems => Topic started by: dsk on January 06, 2020, 02:37:24 PM

Title: What do we have here?
Post by: dsk on January 06, 2020, 02:37:24 PM
Ship telephone or? ??? Edit: more photos added.

Title: Re: What do we have here?
Post by: Owain on January 06, 2020, 03:18:56 PM
I'd guess railway. Originally.
Title: Re: What do we have here?
Post by: Dan/Panther on January 07, 2020, 12:25:36 PM
Maybe an elevator phone ?
D/P
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Post by: Key2871 on January 07, 2020, 01:42:55 PM
Looking at the hefty handset, I would guess to say ship phone. Only because I've seen ship phones with very rugged handsets.
Title: Re: What do we have here?
Post by: dsk on January 07, 2020, 01:53:12 PM
I have added more photos on the top, and here 2 more and a diagram I made.
PS just discovered this: https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1978.0141.001  DS
Title: Re: What do we have here?
Post by: FABphones on January 07, 2020, 03:15:58 PM
Quote from: dsk on January 07, 2020, 01:53:12 PM
...PS just discovered this: https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1978.0141.001  DS

Screenshots from above link.
Title: Re: What do we have here?
Post by: rdelius on January 07, 2020, 04:44:45 PM
Many telephones used aboard ships are sound powered.
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Post by: Babybearjs on January 07, 2020, 09:03:48 PM
WOW! nice antique!
Title: Re: What do we have here?
Post by: dsk on January 08, 2020, 01:18:13 PM
If you know someone who actually needs it to project  I may let it go to good home, here it will just be stored in the basement.
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