Just saw this on ebay, very different ringer switch. Would like to see the inside!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121125002233
Looks like a uneven cut hole in casing, maybe its aftermarket? I wouldn't think bell would do that.. Here is another reason why I think its aftermarket, its just marked as a average 500 set.
Reminds me of this
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVEKPNfClIMaFKI-Had66WcnEDy5WbF2CaUwc7W3HP8aYo8yUzoA)
It looks kind of like the choke on an older car, you sure it's not got an engine under the bonnet there? :D
Quote from: twocvbloke on June 12, 2013, 03:52:54 PM
It looks kind of like the choke on an older car, you sure it's not got an engine under the bonnet there? :D
I think choke handles have a large diameter pull on it... Though I agree with you, it shouldn't be their.
Ben
Quote from: Western Electric on June 12, 2013, 03:38:09 PM
Reminds me of this
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVEKPNfClIMaFKI-Had66WcnEDy5WbF2CaUwc7W3HP8aYo8yUzoA)
I don't see the similarity, is there a switch on the telephone in your photo?
just reminds me of the antenna
Seller says: ". . . never seen one with a switch on the front like this. pull it and the ringer goes off."
Doesn't that mean that when the switch is pulled, the phone begins to ring? :)
Push it and it stops?
I know, can't work that way, but, just sayin' . . . and that is what the seller said.
Looks like something an end-user rigged up.