I just purchased a Western Electric Celebrity phone, and I can't figure out how to open the dial center to put the label in there. How did they get the thing...
Hi, Take a paper clip and bend it open so you have one end point sticking out. Look carefully at the dial finger wheel. Notice there is a tiny hole around...
... I seem to think that the little hole to insert the paper-clip point, is between the nine and zero holes. Also, when replacing the finger- wheel, when you...
Mark, You're right it is COUNTER to reset it. My mistake. It was about 2 in the morning when I wrote that. Western never used a metal locking ring on clear...
Thanks for the instructions - I tried it yesterday and while it wasn't quite as easy as you made it sound, it did work and the number card is in there now. If...
According to one web site, in 1951 Western Electric "recycled" old 202 parts, with a few modifications, including a new ivory F1 handset and a chrome or brass...
Mark, It takes a few times to get the hang of it. I still get exasperated now and then when a fingerwheel is stubborn or won't seat properly. Keep up the...
Hi, Robert: Dahl Chevrolet was in Oakland, Calif. In 1940, it was listed at 2401 Broadway, TWinoaks 2611, and 1949 at 27th St. and Broadway, TWinoaks 3-2611...
Hi, Robert: Dahl Chevrolet was in Oakland, Calif. In 1940, it was listed at 2401 Broadway, TWinoaks 2611, and 1949 at 27th St. and Broadway, TWinoaks 3-2611...
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We got spammed. I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later. The membership for the group has been open to anyone who wanted to join, but now we'll have...
... It is also possible that a virus "spammed" the group, and not the actual individual associated with the email address. Someone (or something) might have...
About 15-20 years ago I called a number in eastern Pennsylvania. Dialed a complete number, including the area code (was NPA 717 then, probably 570 now), and...
... pleasure to be here. My general fascination is with all things old, one of my many hobbies is in restoring antiques, one of my specific interests is in old...
... Sorry about following up my own post, but I just remembered that often those numbers, even the numbers for 911, are listed in the directory. For instance,...
Those "N11" codes could also route on DIRECT TRUNKS or special trunks via a "tandem" switching office, to PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) for 911, or to...
911 is nothing less than a central office speed call code. If a c/o covers two different 911 call centers; the c/o will speed dial different numbers depending...
... *NOT* with 911. Maybe with local Repair or 211 or 311 the code might translate to a local "POTS" number, but NOT with 911. At least not in larger cities. ...
Does anyone know specifically when Western Electric changed the handset on the 202 from the E1 to the F1? And weren't there wall phones (presumably the "Space...
... The "Space Saver" is the WECO Model 211 if I remember right. As for handsets and such, when WECO came out with the (metal) square based, internal ringer,...
There are a number of different issues here which have not been clearly documented by Ma Bell! Strictly speaking, the Hardware designations for the two types...
Hi, newbie here, with an easy question for any of you SF oldtimers. What was the exchange name for 387 numbers in the Richmond district? Is there a searchable...
... I've got a photo of an old DeSoto ashtray, the kind they left in bars as advertising. The number stamped on it is UNderhill 2050. This was back when they...
EVergreen 7, along with BAyview 1, EV 6, MOntrose 6, and SKyline 1 and 2, all switched from 389 9th Ave. at Geary Blvd. --Hugh _____ From: denniskiernan...
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