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Western Electric 440EA
A Western Electric 440EA telephone set
We recently acquired two Western Electric 440EA telephone sets. They were NOS (New Old Stock) but very dirty.
The pictures show one of them, the before and after result. It still needs a proper dial card and designation strip but I think it looks much better now that it has been thoroughly cleaned.
The 440-type telephone sets are 4-button key sets arranged for one hold (nonlocking) and three pickup (locking). They can only be used with a 1A key system.
Joybubbles: The Documentary Film
Yesterday we had a documentary film crew shooting some footage for Joybubbles: The Documentary Film.
Joybubbles: The Documentary Film
“JOYBUBBLES is a feature length documentary film about a blind telephone hacker who legally changed his name from Joe Engressia, Jr. to Joybubbles, after declaring himself the age of five forever.”
- www.joybubblesthemovie.com
- Follow on Twitter @JoybubblesMovie
- On Facebook
filming at the JKL Museum of Telephony (photo by Jesse Hulcher)
Here is some sample footage on Vimeo:
American Automatic Telephone Company Dial
We acquired a new addition to the JKL Museum Collection. Keith Cheshire acquired this rare for our telephone museum through Steve Flocke at a recent telephone show.
We are very happy to be able to add this dial to our collection of dials at the JKL Museum of Telephony.
Keith Cheshire hopes to provide us with more information about this very interesting dial and its use. He is currently doing some research regarding this dial and we hope to be able to give an update in the not too distant future.
Scroll down for a short video of this dial.
American Automatic Telephone Company Dial
American Automatic Telephone Company Dial
Click here to view this movie on YouTube.
Virtual Exhibits created with PastPerfect Museum Software
Up till now we’ve added the following so-called Virtual Exhibits created with PastPerfect Museum Software to our telephone museum’s website:
- Early Telephone Apparatus
- AUTOVON: Telephones and equipment
- Batteries: Various types of batteries and battery containers as used by the Bell System and others
- Pre—production models, prototype, display telephones, and related objects
The Virtual Exhibits show various objects that are on display at the JKL Museum.
We plan to add more Virtual Exhibits to our website in the near future.
The SEEANDBEE Telephone at the JKL Museum
The SEEANDBEE Telephone at the JKL Museum
While working on the cataloging project at the JKL Museum, we discovered a small ships telephone made by Kellogg. The telephone is located in the telephone museum’s section for telephones made for use outside and or in hazardous locations or for the use on ships.
This little black telephone is made from sheet metal and fitted with a transmitter marked “STEAMER SEEANDBEE” and “KELLOGG” on the faceplate. The receiver is secured with a nickel plated clamp to prevent it from falling.
The Seeandbee telephone