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Please help with Stromberg-Carlson 1543

Started by holdthephone, January 04, 2012, 11:06:34 PM

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G-Man

Some of those collectors literally wrote the books on telephone collecting but that notwithstanding, what is wrong with S-C using parts from other models?

Should they have designed and manufactured an entirely new ringer or buzzer instead of using a 60~ ringer that would normally be used for pots party-line ringing?

Or should they have done the same with the dial instead of re-arranging the pulsing contacts? Or not to have used an existing network if it is compatible with this application?

It was prudent to use these components if for no other reason to keeping inventories of standardized stocks.

This telephone will not work on a pots line using the dial that is currently installed. Obviously the set could be modified for use on a c.b. line but that is not what this discussion is currently about.

G-Man

In addition to holdthephone's telephone that spurred this discussion or the instrument that Claude Sterling offered for sale in 2005, here is an eBay auction for a telephone that has the same markings on the bottom that the other two have.

MODEL
TD-80
72J-60
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/STROMBERG-CARLSON-TD-80-ROTARY-DIAL-DESK-PHONE-UNUSUAL-NO-LETTERS-/290938538373?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item43bd49c985

It also has a Dial-X number card.

These telephones are in the collections of other collectors as well.

Here is another auction showing the updated version of the TD-80 - a TD-450:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Used-Black-Stromberg-Carlson-TD-4500-Rotary-Desk-Phone-Telephone-Parts-/151032859466?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232a428b4a


G-Man

Quote from: unbeldi on October 23, 2013, 01:08:05 AM
Quote from: G-Man on October 23, 2013, 12:32:23 AM
fact that experienced collectors are familiar with.
Experienced collector would have certainly recognized 1400 series components, not been puzzled by 72-series ringer numbers, and not misidentified the rest with 1500-series parts.

I would like to point out that no one has confused any of those parts nor have denied that they were used on other models.

And certainly no one was puzzled by the use of a 60-cycle ringer which was explained early on. That frequency was likely used to keep the system cost low by not having to use an expensive SubCycle or other signaling frequency supply. it was not uncommon for manufacturers to utilize this method on low cost intercoms and small PABX's.