I'm not a retro phone expert, but I love them. I've long wanted to get one like those my grandparents had when I was a kid. They were obviously similar to this one but perhaps not identical. In those days, how many companies were even manufacturing telephones? I did a little research to find that in 1937 there were 19,453,401 U.S. phones in a nation of 128,824,829 people. About 34% of homes had a telephone. There were about 2,600 in 1876! As of 2010, almost 27% of homes were cell-only. Amazing.
When I was a kid, one of my uncles gave me one from that year, but it had the F1 handset. It still works fine. Weight =7 1/2 pounds! Thanks for sharing.
I'm not a retro phone expert, but I love them. I've long wanted to get one like those my grandparents had when I was a kid. They were obviously similar to this one but perhaps not identical. In those days, how many companies were even manufacturing telephones? I did a little research to find that in 1937 there were 19,453,401 U.S. phones in a nation of 128,824,829 people. About 34% of homes had a telephone. There were about 2,600 in 1876! As of 2010, almost 27% of homes were cell-only. Amazing.
theoriginalbillholt 3 weeks ago
WOW, a confirmed real early version. I believe those have a small vent under the cradle? Can you confirm that?
weiwdxnw3nywyxrc98 1 month ago
Can anyone give me a definitive answer on how to get an F1 handset to polish up like that?? It's beautiful!
BigCacheDaddy 1 month ago
so cool!
JRCrowley 3 months ago
The first 1937 302 had an E-1 handset installed on it.
cat91101 6 months ago
That's cool to see one with the E1 handset!
When I was a kid, one of my uncles gave me one from that year, but it had the F1 handset. It still works fine. Weight =7 1/2 pounds! Thanks for sharing.
kjfitzgerald593 10 months ago
That's my old phone! I bought one for $5 in Yakima, Washington back in the late 1970s. It was heavy, solid as a rock, and sounded great!
AcePilot101 2 years ago
nice
uniculCSM 2 years ago