Hi everyone,
Work in progress. Let's find out if attachments clip on right hand side. Read somewhere that maximum width here is 600 pixels and they align left. So... a 1000 pixel photo would get cropped.
dimensions: 1000 x 750 dpi ; Resolution 72 ; RGB 8bit ; PS10.0.01 auto-level 'enhance per channel contrast'
Also interested if Photoshop's default 'optimize for web' works as it should. Think Adobe is up to CS6 now. I can't afford all their semi-annual upgrades. Using ancient CS3 from 2005. ; )
thx
--Bruce
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Edit history:
Removing ones I don't have anymore
Bruce,
Having just tried, the arrows do, indeed, seem unresponsive to my clicks. Might be a failing on my machinery / OS / etc., as well.
That being said, for posterity's sake, it is generally considered better to host your pictures here, on the forum.
There is no cap on posted media, and that way, since this is considered to be a historical, archival source of knowledge, they will not disappear when the photobucket account does, assuring that future generations of telephone collectors have access to the information, and relevant photographs posted.
Nice collection, and my best regards!
Quote from: Mr. Bones on May 02, 2014, 04:20:45 PM
Bruce,
Having just tried, the arrows do, indeed, seem unresponsive to my clicks. Might be a failing on my machinery / OS / etc., as well.
That being said, for posterity's sake, it is generally considered better to host your pictures here, on the forum.
There is no cap on posted media, and that way, since this is considered to be a historical, archival source of knowledge, they will not disappear when the photobucket account does, assuring that future generations of telephone collectors have access to the information, and relevant photographs posted.
Nice collection, and my best regards!
Thanks for the kind words & input (not being able to scroll through gallery.)
I also looked for cookie & LSO from photobucket. Both are there & LSO has ridiculous expiration date. Members might not appreciate that.
Attachments it is then.
thx
--Bruce
PS: If have time, appreciate input on 'gamma' or how dark or washed out photos look to other members. Photographing black along with reflective things like celluloid dial card covers can be a challenge.
How I describe the phones might also be interesting if attachments always show at the bottom. Part two of exercise & rest of photos.
Edit: Removing ones I don't have anymore.
Wow, Bruce, those are some spectacular phones! I really like how they are setup to function also.
Ben
Bruce,
NICE bunch of phones there!!! stub
Great photos, nice telephones........Scot
Nice phones, Bruce! Nice photos too. I also like the surroundings.....like the fan. What type of receiver is that, Marantz?
Quote from: Dennis Markham on May 03, 2014, 01:00:38 PM
Nice phones, Bruce! Nice photos too. I also like the surroundings.....like the fan. What type of receiver is that, Marantz?
I was wondering the same, having had Marantz gear back 'in the day'. This would be older
than mine, having a separate amplifier, and receiver. Betcha money, like all Marantz gear, it ROCKS the house!
Can't begin to tell you about how many sets of speakers I blew up, 'testing' them. Usually "Children of the Sun", by Billy Thorpe, "Bridge of Sighs", by Robin Trower, or summat... for some reason, CotS seemed to deal diabolical death blows to otherwise, healthy-seeming speakers... ??? Once I got older (And quite tired of buying speakers, btw) :o, I switched to Bose. Problem solved. 8)
I also
very much enjoyed the surroundings; reminds me very much of home... everything here is old, functional, and exponentially better than the carp sold today, or even for the last several decades. ;)
Thanks for replies & compliments. Did try to photograph phones 'in their environment' rather than just shoot against a white backdrop or something.
Restoring and selling reel to reel tape decks, amps, and receivers from late 60's to late 70's is how I support my collecting 'habit' btw. ; )
Here's shot of the rest of a system have kept for myself. Phone is *not* plugged in while listening to music.
Has an interesting dial card though. Reads, "WDAY Studio Line." Have no idea whether it's real or a fakery, but looks nice on top of tuner & kids like it. (Explained about something called "The Radio" and calling up a "Disk Jockey" to request he play a *vinyl record* so people could record it.) They think it's 'cool' now to have an "old school" telephone back before people had music & video on demand. And it has all these *cords* & 'stuff' in the back of it.
"Thought you said it was WiFi !"
"Hi-Fi... Not WiFi."
They're priceless.
thx
--Bruce
I was going to ask "Sansui"? But I guess they all look fairly similar from the era.
My daily driver is a Sansui 881 from the early 70's. I bought it new.
Like the AE's too!
Terry
That reel-to-reel really brought back memories. I ordered a couple of nice ones while in Vietnam and had them shipped directly home. Wish I still had them. Nothing quite like Black Sabbath at 15 inches per second.
As I recall, 8-tracks were only 3.75 inches per second and cassettes were half of that. Dreadful compared to a reel-to-reel at 15 IPS.
Youth is wasted on the young...
Those pieces sure are more reliable compared to stuff of today. Although, there has been changes in audio technology, for an average consumer, I don't see why an old piece wouldn't work for them... Okay, I see one reason, no iPod hookup.
Ben
Nice tape deck, Bruce.
I still have two working tape decks, and love the reaction they get from visitors - not to mention the sound.
Rather than hijack this topic, I created another for us to post tape deck photos...
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11799.0 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11799.0)
Sansui is what got me into electronics (with the help of some good people at a hi-fi forum.)
My Dad was in Vietnam in 1968-1969. He bought a Sansui 2000, a Teac 1040A, and some AR speakers in Hong Kong. In 2005, learned my Mom was going to sit the receiver out on the curb. (She'd already given the tape deck away when it probably just needed a belt...Oh well.)
Anyway, here it is. 45 Years old now and it can still beat most of the 'disposable' electronics out there (imho.)
Need to find some lamps for AM/FM 'dial.'
And speaking of dials.
What would be a good phone from 1969 to go with it? AE-80 or a WE 500?
thx
--Bruce
PS: i-pod is question I get asked quite a bit. RCA to mini into an 'Aux' jack and in business. Might not *sound* as good as tape from an open reel, but i-pod is point access and even has reel to reel beat when it comes to storage.
WE 5304-C that originally came with F1 handset.
For comfort, I put a bakelite G1 on it. Can now cradle handset on shoulder, type or write things down... Happy me.
--Bruce
Edit: While a fun phone, I simply don't have room for them all. Am removing photos of ones I don't have anymore to save server space. : )
Will have a lot of fun chatting about games & settling friendly wagers.
Looked much better on a light board used for drafting and tracing, but was advised too much sunlight not a good idea. This one is probably nicest in my meager collection so far.
Room is very dark and that made photo a challenge. Powered up tuner to get more light. Even so, I think shutter speed was around 1/2 or 1/4. Tripod time. ; )
Edit: Dark Beige given away as part of a silly sports contest. Now belongs to David @ London -- congrads! (It's featured in his collection now.)
Yes, dark is good. I personally cover all my color telephones with some dark cloth when not in use. Keeps both dust and light away.
Quote from: Kenton K on September 30, 2014, 08:12:09 PM
Yes, dark is good. I personally cover all my color telephones with some dark cloth when not in use. Keeps both dust and light away.
Dust is no friend to old stereo components either. Keep them covered when not in use so guess will do same for phones to protect against UV.
thx for suggestion
--Bruce
This white one from March 1958 took a little more time than most because it had a hairline crack in the front of it. On the front right hand side.
--Bruce
Edit:
Updating photos since too much light where it was in guest bedroom & now in storage. : )
Is it turquoise or is it aqua? Colors so close had to ask, but dial seems to indicate turquoise.
Also 'phone-itis' probably getting worse. No place to put them now unless I build a little display shelf. Nice project for winter months. :)
Edit: Who cares what color it is! Garage sale & 10 bucks, so removing photos from gallery to save Dennis server space. : )
It looks to be like discolored aqua.
And yes, you can adjust the whole mechanism by loosening that screw and pulling it forward and back.
Ben
Quote from: WesternElectricBen on November 16, 2014, 04:42:43 PM
It looks to be like discolored aqua.
And yes, you can adjust the whole mechanism by loosening that screw and pulling it forward and back.
Ben
Thanks for reply. Question about dial got overlooked as a couple of members helped me out in deciding turquoise or aqua. I think the verdict as "
probably turquoise."
Like to be a little more certain to decide whether to keep turquoise phone or give away as x-mas gift. Aqua already x-mas gift-- everyone is getting 'project' phones this year. ; )
Very difficult to photograph so a member suggested using a gray card.
Sooo.... Side by side photo.
Both have been treated with H2O2 gel. Shined them up with a bit of Turtle Wax & 'Armor All'
Both are discolored aqua or one is Turquoise? Appreciate the help.
--Bruce
Edit: Updating this. A topic on comparing Aqua to Turquoise is around here somewhere. Tidying up a bit. ; )
Two more color WE500's from the 50's. That will do it for this year's collecting budget.
The gray one cost $85 and he cut me some slack on the yellow one-- HS cord a little faded and it has writing on the bottom that doesn't want to come of with rubbing alcohol. 75 bucks.
Edit: Got rid of yellow one, so removing to save clutter & server space. Gray matches 1950's - 1960's office gadgets so hanging on to that one.
Nice soft plastic phone pickup.. I really like that gray color.
Ben
Nice new color 500s! I personally like the look of the paler-colored HS cords on early yellow 500s, it really looks good on them!
Thanks for replies.
And to think color 500's started as something of a lark back in August. Bought a hard plastic red one for $65 to use as an "Alabama" sports phone to use chatting about games during halftime.
Then Poplar1 was honest & gave me the bad news since I'd asked. "Yes, you paid too much again Bruce. Refurbished with a 9C dial-- worth maybe $30..."
Dennis M. then advised something along the lines of, "If you really want to collect 500's consider the soft plastic ones."
Don't know if will ever get *all* the colors (blue & dk gray might be difficult & *very* expensive but the hunt is what makes it fun.
Best
--Bruce
Navy "F" phone was a fun project and one whale of an AE wall phone. Think it weighs about 14 pounds.
That will probably wrap things up for this year.
Happy holidays!
--Bruce
Edit: Sold this one to guy out in CA who likes to brass them out. Save server space and suddenly I can actually get into a walk-in closet...
Been a while since updated this, so part of my phone "to do" list.
My favorite is this 501 "Crimson Tide Party Line." : )
Grouping of AE stuff.
AE six button Intercom desk phone (#AM-63) 32A14 handset (HS)
AE 11A I think.
I don't know exactly what the two line phone is.
AE Deskphone, type 32A14 HS
In back, is an AE Wallphone, type 32A14 HS
The little AE-4 extension makes a nice bedside phone near all my weather stuff. I put a 32A14 HS on it to match my "PAX" collection.
AE-35 near my typewriter
AE-44 in the shop. This thing doubles as outdoor bell extension. Could probably hear it outside while using a chainsaw or something.
Last one should be gray 500 with office stuff. Matches stapler. Dark gray would be nice, but odds against finding one of those! :)
Great collection so far!!
Very envious of that 501. All you need is the correct vacuum tube! :o
Quote from: WEBellSystemChristian on January 24, 2018, 08:23:28 PM
Great collection so far!!
Very envious of that 501. All you need is the correct vacuum tube! :o
Kind of you to say. Phones have vacuum tubes? Thought that was vintage amplifiers & hi-fi stuff. O_o !
Anyway, as you might have guessed, I'm an avid college football fan.
One game during the season, I'll bump Alabama and hook one of these two up.
You guessed it...
Army - Navy game! :)
Nice set of AE's!
Is the two line you mention the one with the single lever switch? So we determined in another topic that it is a 31 and the one to its right is a 32. You need a 47 soon!
Terry
Slal - The tube Christian references is a 426A cold cathode tube used for selective ringing on party lines. Phones so equipped from the factory were model 501, instead of 500 and have a small screw in the the bottom plate just aft of the network which holds the tube. You can see your phone's screw hole shows scratched paint where the tube was installed. Picky collectors like to have their tubes present..... ;) I found one on Ebay now for $10 shipped with a date code 5639 (39th week of '56). BTW - The red w/gray cords is awesome!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112752323781
Quote from: AE_Collector on January 24, 2018, 11:34:07 PM
Nice set of AE's!
Is the two line you mention the one with the single lever switch? So we determined in another topic that it is a 31 and the one to its right is a 32. You need a 47 soon!
Terry
Thanks. Yes, it's the same phone. Decided I needed to get to work and do something with ones that had been sitting around or don't work. The base isn't connected and would need subset of course.
Probably dumb question, but...
What is a 47? The three button one?Anyway, wishlist getting there!
AE-2 and AE-4 /14 with "A" for that sexy dial attachment. : )
Also ran across this little gem. Probably long odds of finding one of those too, but that's what makes it fun.
Just what the busy 'modern' executive needs!
Quote from: RotarDad on January 25, 2018, 12:42:24 AM
Slal - The tube Christian references is a 426A cold cathode tube used for selective ringing on party lines. Phones so equipped from the factory were model 501, instead of 500 and have a small screw in the the bottom plate just aft of the network which holds the tube. You can see your phone's screw hole shows scratched paint where the tube was installed. Picky collectors like to have their tubes present..... ;) I found one on Ebay now for $10 shipped with a date code 5639 (39th week of '56). BTW - The red w/gray cords is awesome!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112752323781
Thanks! Both for reply and the link. Will probably pull trigger on it after stopping by here.
No expense spared on the "Bama" phone. Sports fans are superstitious. Better mojo withits vacuum tube...
Am assuming I would *not* actually connect it. Would just be in there for historically 'complete' 501 for lack of a better term?
Best
--Bruce, who is trying to remember how to multi-quote here. : )
Bruce - You could leave it disconnected, but the appropriate wiring diagram for today's lines has been documented by others here in the past. Besides, disconnected wires are a bit messy...... ;)
Here's the forum link:
http://tinyurl.com/3ka3xvs
This is for an older 500 with the 425A net, but all should be fine if you connect the black and red tube wires to the same net terminal that your black ringer wire connects to. The yellow tube wire goes to L2 like the diagram shows.