Strowger 11 Digit

[wds]

I finally broke down and picked up my first 11 digit AE Strowger.  I hadn't planed on buying this one, so I bought a few others off of Ebay this weekend.  Needless to say I'll be eating hamburger helper for a while.  Can't wait to get this mounted on the wall.

[LarryInMichigan]

That looks great, but i would sure hate to have to dismantle that dial.

Larry

[AE_Collector]

I hadn't planed on buying this one, so I bought a few others off of Ebay this weekend. 

Reading this I'm thinking "How many Strowgers did you buy this weekend"? but finally I figured out that you meant you bought a few other (likely lesser) phones this weekend as well as the Strowger.

I was watching that one, looks complete and reasonable price.

Terry

[wds]

Yes, sorry about that.  I meant other non Strowger, much less expensive phones, but phones I would not have purchased if I had bought this one first.  Not the cheapest price, but I thought a pretty good price considering the shape and it's complete. 

[HarrySmith]

Nice! Congrats! I am longing to get one of those for my collection

[DavePEI]

I finally broke down and picked up my first 11 digit AE Strowger.  I hadn't planed on buying this one, so I bought a few others off of Ebay this weekend.  Needless to say I'll be eating hamburger helper for a while.  Can't wait to get this mounted on the wall.

Looks great! They are great phones! I love mine.

Dave

[Sargeguy]

Nice, I almost want to break my Western Electric only rule!!!

[stub]

wds,
         Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to get one also , but can't stop eating long enough to pay for it!! Congrats!!!! stub

[wds]

Finally got the phone today.  Several of the wires on the inside had been cut or broken, so I spent most of the day repairing the wiring.  Once finished, the ringer rings, receiver works, transmitter works but is a little weak.  Everything seems to work like it's supposed to.  This is one beautiful phone.  I can't dial out as I have digital phone service, but I wonder if you could dial out with this dial?  Or does this dial pulse differently than other rotary dials?  

[rdelius]

If unmodified, I do not think it will dial. Used a 3 wire system I think.   H,V and gnd.

[AE_Collector]

I agree, not going to ever dial a call on one of these.

Terry

[wds]

I thought I paid a lot for mine until I saw this one sell for $768.  To me it seemed to be a basket case, but someone thinks it has potential.  The push button switch doesn't seem right - any idea's why it went for so much?

[kleenax]

I thought I paid a lot for mine until I saw this one sell for $768.  To me it seemed to be a basket case, but someone thinks it has potential.  The push button switch doesn't seem right - any idea's why it went for so much?

This is a "long-box" 11-digit; much more rarely seen than the "normal" one posted earlier.

As to using them to dial out, TCI member Steve Flocke brought a working 3-wire Strowger switch to the Mason, MI show last year and we had a great time using both a Strowger stick and an 11-digit wall phone with it! Great fun to actually see one work!

[wds]

Long Box!  I had no idea - thanks for the info!  Guess I need to add this to my list of "wants/needs".

[AE_Collector]

I know the buyer of that one. He was going to go $1000 but I think I talked him into $1200 though in the end he got luck and didn't get near that. I thought of making it the next Auction COntest but there really wasn't enogh time left o nthe auction by then.

Terry