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| THIS PHOTO IS OF MY WESTERN ELECTRIC A1s, THEY ARE ALSO CALLED AA1 THE A1 WAS WESTERN ELECTRIC'S FIRST COMBINED TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER PHONE. CA. 1924-1928 |
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| LEFT WESTERN ELECTRIC A1 WITHOUT A DIAL AND. RIGHT SAME MODEL WITH A DIAL. THE A1 WAS THE FIRST WESTERN ELECTRIC HANDSET PHONE. |
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| LEFT AND CENTER ARE WESTERN ELECTRIC 205S AND AT RIGHT IS A 208. |
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| THE PHONE PICTURED HERE IS A 205. IT HAS BUTTONS MARKED 1,2,3,H AND L. I BELIEVE 1,2 AND 3 ARE FOR OUTSIDE LINES, H IS FOR HOLD AND L (LOCAL) IS AN INTERNAL LINE. THE 208 HAS BUTTONS MARKED 1,2,H,L,B WHICH WOULD STAND FOR LINES 1 AND 2, HOLD, LOCAL (FOR THE INTERNAL LINE) AND BUZZ. THE TOP PART OF THESE PHONES LOOKS LIKE A 102 CRADLE ON A DIAL CANDLESTICK BASE. THE CORDS EXIT THE BACK OF THE KEY UNIT. |
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| copyright 2001 mike's vintage telephone |
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| LEFT, B1 ROUND BASE COMMONLY CALLED 102. RIGHT OVAL BASE D1 COMMONLY CALLED 202. BOTH HAVE SEEMLESS HANDSETS. |
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| VARIETY OF COLORED 202S |
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| LEFT, IVORY 202 WITH #4 DIAL AND E HANDSET THE REC. CAP IS MISSING RIGHT, GOLD 202 WITH DIAL BLANK AND E HANDSET. |
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| LEFT, GOLD IMPERIAL WITH DIAL. RIGHT NON DIAL GOLD IMPERIAL WITH ORIGINAL MATCHING SUB SET. |
| LEFT, GREEN NON DIAL 202 WITH MATCHING CORDS. RIGHT IVORY 202 WITH 5J DIAL AND MATCHING CORDS. |
| AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC |
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| KELLOGG |
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| THIS IS THE NAMEPLATE |
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| STROMBEG CARLSON 1212 BAKELITE "FAT BOY" |
| LEFT, AE 1A MONOPHONE "HIGH BOY". RIGHT, JADE GREEN BAKELITE 1A WITH CHROME ACCENTS. |
| LEFT, AE 34. RIGHT AE 47, MULTI LINE MONOPHONE. AE USED THE FIRST YEAR THE PHONE WAS MADE AS THE MODEL NO. |
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| ABOVE, IVORY AE 40 WITH CHROME ACCENTS AND CARRY HANDLE. RIGHT, AE OFFICE PHONE WITH EXTENSICORD STILL CONNECTED TO THE ORIGINAL SUBSET. |
| LEFT, ROUND BASE MASTERPHONE. THE BASE IS LIKE THAT OF A CANDLESTICK PHONE. RIGHT, KELLOGG 900 "PYRAMID" |
| LEFT, MASTERPHONE WITH KELLOGG LOGO ON FRONT. RITHT, 925 ASH TRAY WITH DIAL BLANK. |
| KELLOGG GRAB-A-PHONE |
| LEFT, FERERAL GRAB-A-PHONE (MADE BY L. M. ERICSSON). RIGHT AMERICAN ELECTRIC MONOPHONE. THESE WERE LATER MADE BY AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC |
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| STROMBERG CARLSOE BAKELITE NON-DIAL WITH OVAL BASE |
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| NE 202 CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE THE UNUSUAL NE #4 DIAL. |
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| WESTERN ELECTRIC CONVERTED THIS PHONE TO A SINGLE LINE UNIT. IT IS MARKED ON THE INSIDE 230. IT HAS AN INDUCTION COIL AND CONDENSOR IN THE BASE. IT IS A COMPLETE WORKING PHONE. IT HAS NO RINGER. THE PAINT IS FACTORY SPECIAL ORDER, THE CLOTH CORDS ARE ORIGINAL AND THE EARLY PLUG IS PAINTED TO MATCH. |
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