My dear GPO Matey. You continue to amaze me. You have a very comprehensive knowledge of the Bell System telephones. You're the only one so far I've heard make the distinction about our "Trimline" phone. Specifically you knew it was "Trimline #2" (with the square buttons) and "line-powered" LED behind the dial, instead of "Trimline # 1" with the little "round" buttons lit by an incandescent bulb. Love your collection mate... you make me positivity jealous. Cheers mate...be well, your friend JEFF...(Saucer City) U.S.A. think about that one mate. 1947)
I think your collection is by far the BEST ones I've seen ever... it's sad that kids today are so obsessed with their iPads and phones.. they will never appreciate what me and others had while growing up...
Such as mid-1980s first portable word processors powered by six D batteries, with a 3.5-page memory and two-line input LCD screen. At end of a seminar at Harvard I stood up, and the whole thing disassembled and scattered to the four corners of the floor.
Hello! Fine collection there. My Dad owned a large telephone refurbishing company in San Bernardino, Ca in the 1980's. My Mom is seeking one to surprise him on his 80th Birthday next month. They were Western electric bell system phones, it must have his company sticker Reintel industries on the bottom. thought I'd reach out and say Ho lol and see what happens. Thanks, Lou
Wow, lots of different origin phones there! Loved to see the Dutch PTT T65 line of phones. Did you know they made 3 see through models of them too? In either clear, red tinted or neon yellow tinted. Pretty rare, but not as rare as the nearly non-existent black ones.
I have about 7 1970's Aussie phones like the green one which all work plus a wall phone and a 1950's bakelite dial up too. ( I also use a 70's red one as a main house phone aswell). You can get a replacement dial from a guy off Ebay called (Intophones) who sells phones and spare parts.
Except he can't use any of those phones if his phone line is from the cable company!! Because today's cable company phone lines will not take a rotary dial phone!!