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Title: Ever see a Metal Phone Break Like this???
Post by: Doug Rose on October 19, 2016, 06:10:09 PM

This is just bizarre. One Hell of a temper tantrum! Nice dial...Doug

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191995702450?

Title: Re: Ever see a Metal Phone Break Like this???
Post by: TelePlay on October 19, 2016, 08:02:33 PM

I've seen broken pot metal housings before but it was always just a piece missing - an ear or a chunk out of the lower edge, never a bend associated with it.

Title: Re: Ever see a Metal Phone Break Like this???
Post by: Pourme on October 19, 2016, 08:05:51 PM

It hit it s hard, it knocked a gong out of it!

Title: Re: Ever see a Metal Phone Break Like this???
Post by: Dennis Markham on October 19, 2016, 11:04:21 PM

That shell (housing) looks like one of those knock-offs. Usually the work North Electric Co are on the left side of the mouse-hole on the back side. Also, there should be vents on both sides of the indentation.

~Dennis

Title: Re: Ever see a Metal Phone Break Like this???
Post by: Dennis Markham on October 19, 2016, 11:08:31 PM

I was a bit quick on the knock-off comment. From Paul F's pages, here's the more rare metal version.

Paul's Page:

http://www.paul-f.com/north1.htm

This page shows the knock-off:

http://www.paul-f.com/north.htm

~Dennis

Title: Re: Ever see a Metal Phone Break Like this???
Post by: poplar1 on October 20, 2016, 12:15:02 AM

All the knockoff North-style housings I've seen are plastic. Some have "TEC" molded in the housing (Telephone Engineering Co., Simpson, PA). The knockoff housings were often used on WE or NE 302 bases.

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