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Dictograph mania

Started by gpo706, September 06, 2009, 08:05:45 PM

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Owain

#30
Not Dictograph, but one of their competitors - Reliance!

A nice advertisement on ebay


Owain

A Telephone Rentals (TR) Dictograph-style telephone

Ebay link


Contempra

This phone is at a good prices . i've never seen one like this may be cause i'm in Canada :)

gpo706

#33
I will be keeping my eye on this, thanks Owain.

Needs some serious woodwork restoration though!

Dictograph became / taken over / rebranded as Telephone Rentals c. 1967, so it's a Dicto in all but name.
"now this should take five minutes, where's me screwdriver went now..?"

Owain

I've added another one with photos to this thread
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=4603.msg117647#msg117647
in case anyone isn't watching it

Owain

#35
A nice Dictograph advert which could be framed or enlarged ...

Ebay linky ( dead link 02-15-21 )

DavePEI

Quote from: Owain on August 17, 2014, 05:37:41 PM
A nice Dictograph advert which could be framed or enlarged ...

Ebay linky

Something along the same lines as this one....
The Telephone Museum of Prince Edward Island:
http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html
Free Admission - Call (902) 651-2762 to arrange a visit!
C*NET 1-651-0001

Owain

#37
A slightly battered Dictograph with lots of lovely dolls'-eyes

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191512664075 ( dead link 02-15-21 )

Owain

#38
Another nice Dicto ( dead link 02-15-21 )




Russ Kirk

#39
Looks nice!  What stood out was how they spelled DISPATCH - DESPATCH.

And also ENQUIRES.

UK differences.

From the web...
Enquiry and Inquiry
The nouns enquiry and inquiry can mean question, inquest, or investigation. They can be used interchangeably, but in the US, inquiry is the more widely accepted. The words enquiry and inquiry derive from the verbs to enquire and to inquire.

Not So Simple in the UK
In the UK, a distinction between enquiry and inquiry is developing. The word inquiry is being used in relation to a formal inquest (i.e., an investigation), while enquiry is being used to denote the act of questioning. However, there is still notable leniency on this distinction. Of note, many in the US will consider enquiry a spelling mistake of inquiry.

- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

Owain

Also we have "accounts", not "accounting" (although accounting wouldn't fit on the label, and Tel Ex had to be abbrvtd.)

twocvbloke

Quote from: Owain on June 08, 2015, 06:24:29 PMand Tel Ex had to be abbrvtd.

I had to think about that one, as I thought it said "Telex", not "Tel. Ex."... ;D

Owain

#42
A set of 9 dictograph phones all from the same house!

Ebay ( dead link 02-15-21 )

Collection from Falkirk, central Scotland or £10 postage.


Owain

#43
Cased salesman's Telephone Rentals Ltd. Dictograph demonstartion set probably dating to around 1960. The dictograph is a K9452.L Type B model and is complete with TR (Telephone Rentals) speaker, Vitavox microphone and cabling. Housed in a velvet lined reinforced lockable travel case (no key), the exchange unit is labelled with examples of various company members/departments.

Cased salesman's Telephone Rentals Ltd. Dictograph demonstartion set probably dating to around 1960. The dictograph is a K9452.L Type B model and is complete with speaker, microphone and cabling. Housed in a velvet lined reinforced lockable travel case (no key), the exchange unit is labelled with examples of various company members/departments.

Ebay Link ( dead link 02-15-21 )

gpo706

Very tempted Owain, very, very, tempted. Thanks for the tip-off
"now this should take five minutes, where's me screwdriver went now..?"