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Started by dsk, January 06, 2020, 02:37:24 PM

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dsk

Ship telephone or? ??? Edit: more photos added.


Owain

I'd guess railway. Originally.

Dan/Panther


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Key2871

Looking at the hefty handset, I would guess to say ship phone. Only because I've seen ship phones with very rugged handsets.
KEN

dsk

#4
I have added more photos on the top, and here 2 more and a diagram I made.
PS just discovered this: https://ingeniumcanada.org/ingenium/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1978.0141.001  DS

FABphones

A collector of  'Monochrome Phones with Sepia Tones'   ...and a Duck!
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rdelius

Many telephones used aboard ships are sound powered.

Babybearjs

John

dsk

If you know someone who actually needs it to project  I may let it go to good home, here it will just be stored in the basement.