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MODEL US-4



F R E N C H - S T Y L E   DIAL TELEPHONE  United States Telephone Co.
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Model US-4                SN = 21436                           (1967)

Case made in Japan ...            Chassis made by WesternElectric ...

            

This Telephone has a metal case w. brass works & brass dial. The dial
numbers are enamel. Only the white parts of the hand-set are plastic.
The dial-center shows a  baroque scene:  A couple in the fields.  The
wings allow to carry the telephone around when the handset is placed.

The LETTERS ON THE DIALER are for  MEMORIZING TELEPHONE NUMBERS ...
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      1             4 = G H I     7 = P R S     0 = Operator
      2 = A B C     5 = J K L     8 = T U V
      3 = D E F     6 = M N O     9 = W X Y
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EXAMPLE:  Dial  A-T-L-A-N-T-I-S  =  28526847  ==>>>  »ATLANTIS« Hotel

R E M A R K :
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This vintage ROTARY TELEPHONE  use  "PULSE-DIALING".  To make it work
in your application, YOU MAY NEED A  "PULSE-TO-TONE-CONVERTER"...

                    Historical Remarks ...
impressum:
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