20 May
2009
20 May
'09
6:47 p.m.
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Were rotary dial 'phones still being made after the breakup? Of the 4 US
phones I found in the junk shop [1], 3 of the were rotary dial types (as
I said, including this multi-line model 564 or something)
[1] It called itself an antique shop, but many of the items on sale were
well under 100 years old. On the other hand the prices for interesting
old cameras, US 'phones, etc were quite reaosnable...
Doea anyone know where I could obtain one of
these 1-transistor keypads?
I bought a few US 'phones in a second-hand shop over here [1].
Given that the switch to IC-based tone generators looks to be around
1982, before the breakup of Ma Bell, I'd say that there are few phones
in thrift stores here of that vintage any more. Maybe at an estate
sale from someone who hasn't moved in 25 years.
If you have access to lift the faceplate, look for a part number
starting in '35' and a manufacturing date prior to 1982. You don't
want a part number starting with '72'.*
You are joking, right? I am not going to be able to dismantle a 'phone
before buying it. In fact finding US phones over here is non-trivial.
-tony