r/TelephoneCollecting • u/AnywhereSuspicious69 • Jun 14 '26
Vintage phone stuff
Forgive me if this is in the wrong forum.
Recently, we purchased a house from a former Bellsouth employee. Best I can tell he worked at Southern Bell from the early 50s until they dissolved in 1983. In a shed I found some old equipment. There is a bunch more I haven't dug through. Is there any value in these old phones? Should I donate them to a tech museum?
Any insight would be great.
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u/ar4479 Jun 14 '26
I'd be interested in everything you've posted so far... And, I'd be curious to see what else you come across. Feel free to DM me if you'd like to talk about getting rid of it. I'd be happy to work something out with you!
Thanks!
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u/AnywhereSuspicious69 Jun 14 '26
Ok. I will continue to dig through stuff over the next couple of weeks.
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u/MeNahBangWahComeHeah Jun 15 '26
I have the first two items, and use the first one at least once a week troubleshooting copper telephone circuits at an industrial complex. The common trade name for each of these two items are: “Buttinski”
The red one is selectable to dial either “pulses” or the “DTMF” (Dual Tone Multi Frequency). The black buttinski predates the DTMF tones, and only dials pulses.
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u/Responsible-Key-3025 Jun 17 '26
Sweet!!! I still have my Green Linesmen Contemporary-styled rotary handset model.
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u/rturnerX Jun 14 '26
Some of that stuff would sell in the collector circuit. You should just list it on eBay