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Bell System "Bellboy" pager

Started by MagicMo, May 04, 2013, 06:34:12 PM

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MagicMo

I put up a Bellboy for auction.  Did I out it under the correct category?
Thanks,
Mo

http://tinyurl.com/bphrgr4
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WesternElectricBen

Thats cool, I'm pretty sure its worth more that 14.99!

HarrySmith

It appears to be under the correct category. You may want to list it in the telephone category also. IIRC someone in one of the phone clubs was looking for one a few years back, maybe he still wants it!
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

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there is only
do or do not"

MagicMo

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MagicMo

I found a picture of them testing the pager
Mo
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WesternElectricBen

Where do you find these pictures?

MagicMo

Quote from: WesternElectricBen on May 06, 2013, 10:17:48 PM
Where do you find these pictures?

Hi Ben
In my Dad's pictures from work. He liked to take pictures. I have thousands!
Mo
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WesternElectricBen

Quote from: MagicMo on May 06, 2013, 10:36:40 PM
Quote from: WesternElectricBen on May 06, 2013, 10:17:48 PM
Where do you find these pictures?

Hi Ben
In my Dad's pictures from work. He liked to take pictures. I have thousands!
Mo

Ah, ok. What did you dad do, I assume he wasn't a installer if he was at the lab...
Ben

MagicMo

He was with IL Bell for 40 years-he did many things, working his way up to management. The City of Chicago held many trials and testing of new Bell System products. My Dad was head of Mobile Radio Dept. at the time when they were testing out BellBoys before they went to market.
;) Mo
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HarrySmith

Very cool! I like that you added it to the auction! Great description!
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

Jim Stettler

I met a Ham operator once who had a bell boy pager and transmitter. Without the antenna he could (illeagally )transmit around 3 miles.
Jim
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You die, you forget it all.

rdelius

Have an old Bellboy pager but it is larger and i think it has the older 1960s Bell logo. built by Motorola though.

MagicMo

Motorola made the pagers for Bell System. This one was a pageboy by Motorola.
Mo
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Jim Stettler

I have the larger one and the small one. Mine are not branded with the operating company.
Jim
I assume the large one is older. The Ham had a small one. The bell Boy's would just beep. You would then call your contact person to see who was paging you.
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You die, you forget it all.

ESalter

We have a hand full of the clips off of these pagers, I think they came from a hamfest several years ago.  They were just cut off of the back of the metal cover on the pager.  IIRC ours say Indiana Bell.

---Eric