Interesting Dial Configuration

[LarryInMichigan]

I have some convertible phones with dials which can be rotated, but this is different

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Western-Electric-202-Desk-Phone-F1-Handset-/140435080285

[Russ Kirk]

Looks to me like the photo was reversed.  The letters on the set, albeit fuzzy when enlarged,  don't look right.

Russ...

[jsowers]

That's an enohpelet 202, meant for left-handed people.

Seriously, yes, that's a flipped picture.

[LarryInMichigan]

I should have caught that.

[Dennis Markham]

At first I figured someone put the dial in upside down.  With my limited Photoshop skills I mirrored the image to make it appear correct.

[Wallphone]

How could someone accidentally get the picture backwards? I could understand it back in the days of film and negatives.
Dougpav