There is an auction near me on Saturday and it has a "different" ringer box that I haven't seen before. I am turning to the experts for some info.
I wish I took a picture of it but I didn't, it has what looks like a double magneto. There are two sets of u shaped magnets that are butted together at the open ends. Is this a rare ringer box, who made this, should I "go after it"?? Any information would help, even if I get out bid, which happens because I am CHEAP! ;D Thanks Bob.
Butted together with just one armature, or two (two cranks)? That would increase the juice, twice the magnets.
It only had one crank, it had multiple contacts on the outside base of the ringer box, and only one set of bells and coils.
That would have been an interesting photo.
Could be home made, or it could be a very early Bell Telephone. If it's an early, like a coffin phone, I wouldn't be cheap - jump all over it.
Here is a link to "a" coffin phone.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=8606.0
Did it look like this?
Here's another one.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=14714.msg152636#msg152636
I wish it was a coffin phone, $11,300!!! Wow! It isn't that long and the crank is on the side. I will try to stop tonight on my way to work and get a few pictures. I take pictures of everything, ya think I would have taken at least one.
Here a few pictures of that ringer box, dirty but different!
Quite unusual. How much are they asking for it?
That mag has to be hot!
Must have been for extra long loop installs.
I bet it packs a punch!
Will look nice cleaned up.
Can you rotate the 1st picture 180 degrees?
David...is this what you want?
What is the purpose of doubling the magnets??
Quote from: HarrySmith on February 02, 2018, 12:54:33 PM
What is the purpose of doubling the magnets??
Twice the juice.
Ok, but what would be the purpose on a phone line? Why would Western Electric build it? Is there a specific application for it?
I won the double magneto ringer box at the auction. It it also has a receiver that came with it. It has American Telephone and Telegraph Co. on it, anyone know what it is or how it works?
Looks like a receiver used by pumbers, empty shell with a rod. Place the rod against something like a pipe and listen.
Haf