My First Automatic Electric

[KeithB]

On AE the easiest and best way is to check the label on the ringer. if it says 20hz you are good to go
I learned this the hard way after swapping ringers 4 times on my first 90

Anyone who believes education isn't expensive needs to learn a lesson from your experience. 

[Tribune]

That's some fantastic information Terry! I take my hat off to you.

As for the wedding anniversary - 7 years.
Perhaps we should come up with a list of different phones for different wedding anniversaries on this forum 

I'll take another look at the coiled handset cord to really determine if it is vinyl or rubber and the colour of the conductors. What kind of line cord would it have been fitted with? This had a flat silver cord attached but sliced off at the base.

Mark

[Tribune]

You should try to see what the guy has as the Historic Centre (used to be the edmonton telephones museum) likely has some nice stuff so this guy might have some of the less exotic duplicates that they had to unload after the move.

I'll see if I can get in contact and have a look round his warehouse. Could always post a list of what he has on the forum here to see if folks want anything. From what he told me he got over a hundred phones for CDN$400. Sells each unit at a flat rate of $20-$25.

[HarrySmith]

If you can post a list that would be great
I may be interested. I am really starting to like AE phones

[Tribune]

Don't think the line cord is rubber. Conductors are red green and yellow.

[AE_Collector]

Don't think the line cord is rubber. Conductors are red green and yellow.

You mean the handset cord...

I would think it is likely an early vinyl coil handset cord with the green, red & yellow conductors. It probably has two spade tips crimped onto the green conductor as it enters the handset, connects to a screw terminal for the transmitter and then continues on its way to the receiver.

Terry

[Tribune]

Don't think the line cord is rubber. Conductors are red green and yellow.

You mean the handset cord...

Yes! The handset cord of course - caffeine deprivation was kicking in when I wrote that