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Title: NE Wall phones Circa 1950s
Post by: markosjal on July 06, 2019, 01:53:31 PM

I found these two for about $130 USD for the set

They look to be in great shape. I always wanted one of these.

~~https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-682632343-telefono-antiguo-1-par-mca-northelectric-1951-_JM~~
( dead link 02-27-22 )

One says it has 40 hz ringer and other says 60 hz. Maybe one of you Northern guys can tell me the specifics on the rigers and whether i can just change a capacitor value.

Also whats the going price on units like this? They are far less common than say WE302

Title: Re: NE Wall phones Circa 1950s
Post by: Ktownphoneco on July 06, 2019, 02:16:54 PM

The sets are North Electric telephones, not Northern Electric. They were made in Galion, Ohio. Northern Electric was located in Montreal, QC.

Jeff Lamb

Title: Re: NE Wall phones Circa 1950s
Post by: paul-f on July 06, 2019, 02:40:05 PM

Some basic info on North ringers for your sets is here:

http://www.paul-f.com/NorthRingers.html (http://www.paul-f.com/NorthRingers.html)

and info on the North Electric H-series sets is in the TCI Library. Start with this general search:

https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/search?q=north+electric (https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/search?q=north+electric)

Title: Re: NE Wall phones Circa 1950s
Post by: markosjal on July 06, 2019, 06:57:05 PM

They are so pretty, but id never get the ringers

I can not recall which ATAs have adjustable ringer frequencies. Maybe one with pulse dialing too.

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