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Started by gpo706, September 06, 2009, 08:05:45 PM

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Greg G.

#45
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Owain


Jim Stettler

That is a find of the month phone. Please nominate it.
JMO,
Jim S.
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Owain

It might sell for more than a fiver ...

Jim Stettler

Sorry, I thought you bought it for a fiver.
Jim S.
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

Owain

#50
It did actually sell for a fiver! (But not to me.)

Here's a nice "Double D Lightning" model

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/antique-phone-/272615284576 ( dead link 02-15-21 )


Owain

#51
And to power your Dictograph you need a ... Dictograph battery!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Very-rare-Vintage-Dictograph-Dry-cell-battery-Pre-war-/272641320464 (dead link 02-15-21)

£31.50 though eh!!

Owain

#52

Pourme

Odd location to stage a photo session....
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Greg G.

Quote from: Pourme on November 14, 2017, 06:30:17 PM
Odd location to stage a photo session....

I was thinking the same thing!
The idea that a four-year degree is the only path to worthwhile knowledge is insane.
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e

Owain


Owain

#56

Owain

It's been a little while since we saw a Dictograph and this one has a couple of nice junction boxes

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Dictograph-Dictomatic-Wood-And-Bakelite-Dispatch-Rotary-Dial-Telephone/173895344667


Owain

#58
A trio of dictographs, starting at £20 + £6.50 delivery
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dictograph-Internal-Telephone-System/313400749302


280Parka

Quote from: Pourme on November 14, 2017, 06:30:17 PM
Odd location to stage a photo session....

That was exactly my first reaction!