ROTARY D I A L T E L E P H O N E WESTERN ELECTRIC / USA (1949) ******************************************************************* Model WE-302 Works well today too - especially when the power is off ... The early Model »300« was the 1st BELL Telephone with a build-in ringer, and it was made with a metal cover. The »302« series came first with black (thermo-)plastic, later also in different colors. The WE-302 is considered to be the "CLASSIC" used in the '30s/'40s. 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 : =================================================================== 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: ******************************************************************* © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 05/07/11 |