Antique Rotary Phone

This is my old Rotary Dial Telephone that I bought for $12 or so at a local antique shop.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• rotary
• phone
• dial
• ring
• gadget
• retro
• telephone
• classic
• electronics
• ITT
• brown
• vintage

[Argonaut22j]

I have an antique cell phone, made way back in 2005.

[itstheit]

That's funny, calling a 30-year old phone 'antique'.

[gearboxbreaker]

@johneymute these types of phones were only for use in good parts of town. states that very clearly on bottom of phone.

[gearboxbreaker]

youre supposed to pick up the handset and THEN dial. idiot!!!

[johneymute]

with such slow speed you can,nt even call the police that fast.

[peekaboots01]

That is BEAUTIFUL.

[iwantoldschool]

@sbgrant So's YouTube.

[erp65]

Looks like early '60s to me. The handset is hardwired (as opposed to modular connectors) and the feet look like the old leather variety, rather than rubber. I could be wrong. Easy to check: unscrew the mouthpiece & see what date is stamped on the bottom of the microphone. (This isn't a foolproof method, since Western Electric often swapped parts, but it's pretty reliable. More reliable would be to unscrew the bottom, lift off the cover, and see what date is stamped on the circuit box.) FYI. ;)

[LNERMallard]

Nice WE 500 you've got, but... 30 years is a little young for 'antique.' More like 'vintage.'

[DoctorChibi740]

I remember having one of these as a kid. Antique in the title makes me feel old now >.>

[JR1070]

I jizzed in my pants when it rang

[phantomfangurl]

I have the same one, I love it to death!! :D