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Title: Rare Vintage Western Electric Telephone # 65, With Keys on eBay
Post by: ..... on March 01, 2015, 07:29:37 AM

Found this on eBay anyone know what it would have been used for?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Vintage-Western-Electric-Telephone-65-With-Keys-WOW-/111609581563 (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Vintage-Western-Electric-Telephone-65-With-Keys-WOW-/111609581563)

Title: Re: Rare Vintage Western Electric Telephone # 65, With Keys on eBay
Post by: JimHyak on March 01, 2015, 09:51:30 AM

I have no idea, but the handset is a G5 not 65

Title: Re: Rare Vintage Western Electric Telephone # 65, With Keys on eBay
Post by: ..... on March 01, 2015, 09:56:24 AM

Quote from: JimHyak on March 01, 2015, 09:51:30 AM
I have no idea, but the handset is a G5 not 65

I just copied what was there, I have no idea what it is or used for either.

Title: Re: Rare Vintage Western Electric Telephone # 65, With Keys on eBay
Post by: Russ Kirk on March 01, 2015, 10:09:18 AM

I believe part of it is a Western Electric 47a control unit, an early mobile car phone. I have never seen it in red. It might be painted. Is is sitting on some sort of box, maybe homemade.

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=9144.0

Title: Re: Rare Vintage Western Electric Telephone # 65, With Keys on eBay
Post by: JimHyak on March 09, 2015, 01:05:08 PM

Sold for $160.50.

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