ART-DECO ROTARY DIAL TELEPHONE » M O N O P H O N E « (1920)
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AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, CHICAGO / USA
This beautiful brass/bakalite telephone has no build-in ringer. The
ringer was a seperate device in old times. To use the telephone as
"back-up" (eg. when power is off), a RINGER/WARBLER... is added.
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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