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ROTARY DIAL PAY TELEPHONE  ... May be it is from a Fancy Hotel Lounge ?
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          AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, NorthLake, Illinois / USA  (1948)

This refurbished beauty works now at home without inserting coins.

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

Use the  INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC  A L P H A B E T  ...

       A  Alfa        J  Juliet      S  Sierra
       B  Bravo       K  Kilo        T  Tango
       C  Charlie     L  Lima        U  Uniform

       D  Delta       M  Mike        V  Victor
       E  Echo        N  November    W  Whisky
       F  Foxtrott    O  Oscar       X  X-Ray

       G  Golf        P  Papa        Y  Yankee
       H  Hotel       Q  Quebec      Z  Zulu
       I  India       R  Romeo

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 ...
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