"ANTIQUE" DIAL-PHONE =R=F=T= / VEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen / GDR (1984) *************************************************************************** This "ANTIQUE" Telephone, made in 1984 in East-Germany, is a R E P L I C A of the German Telephone Model »W19« from 1919. The cover is made of (heavy) plastic, the metal parts are "real" - A GOOD LOOKING EYES CATCHER !!! The bottom ... |
GDR ----------------- white = 1 = a grey = 2 = ??? brown = 3 = b green = 4 = W2 yellow = 5 = E TELEKOM TAE ---------------- E -+- W2 -+- b -+- a |
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On PIN 2 was the GREY WIRE connected, but N O T INSIDE THE TELEPHONE !!! =R=F=T= (= "Rundfunk- und Fernmelde-Technik" ) was the L O G O of the association of different manufacturers in the field of communication technology in the former ( East- ) "German Democratic Republic" (= GDR ). R E M A R K : =========================================================================== This vintage ROTARY TELEPHONE use "PULSE-DIALING". To make it work in your application, YOU MAY NEED A "PULSE-TO-TONE-CONVERTER"... Historical Remarks ... |