» T R I M L I N E « DIAL TELEPHONE WesternElectric / USA (1965) ******************************************************************** R E M A R K (1): The BUTTON under the dial breaks the line for an additional call. R E M A R K (2): To make the DIAL SMALLER, there is NO "Spatium" between 0 .. 1 visible. There is a T R I C K : To have the "RunWay", the HOOK is moving when dialing! R E M A R K (3): Observe the VINTAGE PLUG ... R E M A R K (4): It has a NIGHT LIGHT FEATURE ( illuminated dial ) but the 6.3 Volt LIGHT BULB requires an EXTERNAL TRANSFORMER - the same principle as for the »PRINCESS« Telephone, but with a D I F F E R E N T LIGHT BULB ... The picture above shows the DETAIL of the »TOUCH TONE TRIMLINE« ... The Light Bulb & Holder ( after removing Cover-Plate & Reflector ). R E M A R K (5): The next »LED« VERSION (9-82) has a LED installed instead of a light bulb and powered direct by the telephone line ... ... »LED« is shown under the dialer when turned ... Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972), a celebrated industrial designer, gave the 302, 500, PRINCESS & TRIMLINE their style - He also designed JohnDeere tractors, Hoover vacuum cleaners, and streamlined trains. The LETTERS ON THE DIALER are for MEMORIZING TELEPHONE NUMBERS ... -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLE: Dial A-T-L-A-N-T-I-S = 28526847 ==>> »ATLANTIS« Hotel R E M A R K : ==================================================================== These vintage ROTARY TELEPHONES use "PULSE-DIALING". To make it work in your application, YOU MAY NEED A "PULSE-TO-TONE-CONVERTER"... Have a look at a TOUCH TONE Version Historical Remarks ... impressum: ******************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 11/13/07 |