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[Nick in Manitou]

Wow, what a collection of great looking phones!  Nicely displayed too!

[Contempra]

Nice candle stick phone scollection wds

[david@london]

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you have a very nice collection there.  on the AE40 with the GPO dial....... was that a common feature of the canadian version of these ?

[LarryInMichigan]

wds -
you have a very nice collection there.  on the AE40 with the GPO dial....... was that a common feature of the canadian version of these ?

Some independent Canadian telcos used British switches, so they equipped their phones with GPO dials.  I have an NE Uniphone with a GPO dial.  I also bought a smashed Phillips AE40 a while back for parts which included a good GPO dial.  I later transplanted that dial into my NE Uniphone No. 2 wall phone which came to me with an inappropriate dial. 

The quickest way to tell the difference between a GPO dial made for Canada and one for the UK is to look at the letters above the '6' and the '0' on the plate.

Larry

[david@london]

larry/wds -

........so the canadian dials have -

MNO    &       QZ
  6             operator
                     0

...... & the british ones have -

MN      &      OQ       
6                 0   

interesting, as US dials seem always to omit 'Q' ; UK ones to omit 'Z'.......... it seems canada found a 'third way.'

[david@london]

........ found these 2 on ebay, the canadian one is doug's

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[WesternElectricBen]

Outstanding collection and display! I'm just wondering how you got away with displaying phones in the living room around the fire place.


Ben

[wds]

Plus they have taken over the basement. 

[Matilo Telephones]

Very impressive collection!

[Mr. Bones]

No wife!  Nipped that problem in the bud many years ago.

     Now, that there really tickled my funny-bone!!! Happily Divorced since '85.

     Old-timers used to tell me when I was just a wee hillbilly young'un: "Now, Bones, jest you remember this; don'choo  nivver git hit bah th' same train twicet, boy!"

     Sometimes, one finds great sagacity, even very near a still.

     What a wonderful collection of phones you have! Making me seriously consider giving up, and maybe taking up another hobby, lol!

     Thanks for sharing, gives us all ideas how to consolidate / display our collection.

Best regards!

[Nick in Manitou]

Dave,

Astounding!  Like a museum.  Very impressive.

Bones,  I like your comment about finding wisdom, even very near a still.

Nick

[BDM]

Very nice Dave!!