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Started by LarryInMichigan, August 04, 2014, 05:38:19 PM

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LarryInMichigan

August 04, 2014, 05:38:19 PM
My Finnish phone (ebay link) arrived about an hour ago.  It is in very good condition despite having traveled from Georgia to Michigan with the big heavy plug rubbing and bumping against the side of it the whole time.  The shell and handset are a deep slightly reddish brown bakelite.  There are dates ranging from 1957-1967, and the wiring diagram shows a date of 1964.  I am guessing that this was based on the German W36 or W38.  I am curious as to why such an old design was used.  Since the phone was made in the 1960s, I expect that the vinyl cords may be original.

I gave the phone a quick test, but the dial was not able to break dial tone.  There are no markings, that I can find, on the terminal block, so I do not know if the phone is wired correctly.

Larry

unbeldi

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August 04, 2014, 05:52:01 PM
A nice looking phone at a nice price.  I like it.

wds

#2
August 04, 2014, 06:40:50 PM
Very nice colors.  Great find!
Dave

LarryInMichigan

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August 06, 2014, 01:04:28 PM
I jut finished the Finnish phone :)  The bakelite is in mostly excellent condition, and it cleaned up well.  The handset was a bit dull, so I used some Greygate polishing paste on it.  The dial is working now.  I cleaned the contacts a bit, so that they might have been the problem.  The phone works, but like most European phones, this one had a noisy transmitter.  The transmitter is so bad, that I had to borrow one from another phone.  I could use another supply of replacements.

Larry

Matilo Telephones

#4
August 06, 2014, 09:23:58 PM
Wow. That is not a W48 (German standard phone), but a modell 36. Different insides and the cords exit the housing at different points.

That is great. And brown too!
Groeten,

Arwin

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countryman

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October 15, 2023, 12:04:51 PM
What a nice find! I wish I could understand why this network is set up the way it is.
The Ohm values on the induction coil are just like on an ordinary German one, but the setup with 8 diodes and a light bulb definitely is not...

rdelius

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October 15, 2023, 12:47:29 PM
Have a similar telephone built in Finland but in ivory . Was used in Turkey though.

G-Man

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October 16, 2023, 04:42:54 AM
Quote from: countryman on October 15, 2023, 12:04:51 PMWhat a nice find! I wish I could understand why this network is set up the way it is.
The Ohm values on the induction coil are just like on an ordinary German one, but the setup with 8 diodes and a light bulb definitely is not...
Is it possible that they were following Bell Labs lead and using a lamp for current limiting for sidetone on shorter loops?
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