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Started by Doug Rose, October 16, 2019, 05:52:58 PM

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Doug Rose

Kidphone

Jim Stettler

Heck of a winning bid. My guess is the receiver isn't original. I think it would be a long pole or at least an OST receiver.
Jim
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Jim Stettler

IIRC: These desk stand were delivered w/o transmitter or receiver. I think they were cast and the brass was "spun" on a lathe. It probably has traces of nickle plating.
ISTR John Infurna made some of these years ago.  I think this was before he made the long distance transmitter stick .

They were pretty pricey when he first offered them ( I think $1,500-$2,000 vs $500 for the long distance transmitter sticks)
As a side note regarding the long-distance sticks he made He described that if you looked very closely at the original stick, you could find traces of Nickle. I asked him how he got close enough to see.
He said they (bell archives)  sent him the stick so he could create a replacement adjustment knob for it. While he had the original, he made a copy.
He originally made 15 copies of the long-distance stick.
His  brass spun sticks was a smaller production.
Jim

Here is a link for one of John's long distance transmitters. (JKL museum)
http://www.jklmuseum.com/misc/vex2/83D38FC8-F105-464B-B9F2-066200737440.htm

A little off topic but  still good info.

I assume the phone in this post is original.
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You die, you forget it all.