Butt Set - F1W - 'Home' made?

[FABphones]

I came across this curious Butt Set. French (AE) dial on a F1W. If you look at the way it has been attached, the screws go straight through the wording on the handset.

It's the dial that interests me, but whole thing is curious. I don't think it would have been made like that originally? Why would anyone want to make one of these. Bizarre?

As ever, I am keen to learn. Your thoughts please. Take it, or leave it?   

[skyrider]

They had the parts and no money for a nicer test set. What we refer to down south as red neck make do.


Bill

I don't speak English, I speak Southern American.

[RB]

Yeah, looks like a hack job.
not much fun to hold on to I suspect.

[rdelius]

This type butt set was common in eastern europe.Old handsets with dial added.WE sid similar things during ww2 by taking old E1 handsets and adding dial cups

[Jim Stettler]

I have seen various home made butt sets over the years.
I think they were usually cobbled together by a telephone guy working for small Independents.
Why spend the money when you have all the spare parts to create your own.

I have an interesting one that was made out of an old   2 cell metal flashlight telephone parts and lots of solder. The cool thing is that it also has talk battery.

I like this type of thing and if it is cheap I buy them.
JMO,
Jim S.

[andre_janew]

Probably what they used a long time ago before better butt sets were made.