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Fred Here is a link to a modular transformer hookup, if you phone has a modular plug. That's how I light my Princess. Your trimline is an early one with the round buttons. Those phones need the transformer but I prefer them because the light is much brighter. Robb - I remember those calls. I...

Freddo You have an early Trimline. The circular buttons give it away. Two wires for the light in the handset and two wires for the phone. The phone wires must be wired properly (tip and ring)(polarity) or it won't work. These things are bullet-proof. Give me a call and we'll work you through...

Robb I'm with you. I have some very fond memories of some wonderful people who were "lifers" at the phone company. One of my best friends had two aunts who worked there as operators and died millionaires with the pension (and stock) they received (of course, they never spent anything either!)...

Sudsmaster Sorry, I don't think that things are better now. The level of service was better back then. I can't dial "0" now and get my call through.

Laundress I had a great time in the toll office. In Park Ridge, they had a few male telephone operators, primarily students. In DeKalb, I was the first. They loved me. I only remember one subscriber who freaked out when I said "Operator". I told her to hang up and call back. That story is...

Indeed Toggles They were. Hmmmm.... Must have been fun on breaks!

OMG Here is a faded picture of me in the DeKalb Daily Chronicle- the first male telephone operator in DeKalb, IL.

Lilly Tomlin I have that recording and love it! It really captures the mood at the phone company back then. My board is a 556A (manual auxilliary to a 556A crossbar PBX) which has ten manual circuits which work like a 555. All hooked up with AC and DC power to the vintage phones. What fun. You...

Patrick Boy do those pictures bring back memories. I worked semi-automatic toll boards in Park Ridge, 0+ dialing (PPCS) with cords for hotels, coins and others. When I worked at Continential Telephone in DeKalb, IL we started with cord boards and switched over to the toll service desks and had...

A Good Old Basic Western Electric phone. Works with the switchboard too!

Chuck I knew I was leaving something out! Fred

Gotta Do One More Reminds me of the Park Ridge, Il exchange. Central Telephone. Looks like the inward operator positions.

Terry In Training Breaking every phone company rule!

This Thread Would Not Be Complete Without a Princess! It's lovely and it lights! (And this one does!)

Another Gem A metal 302. This thing would work after a nuclear blast!

I Worked My Way Through High School and College At the phone company switchboard (cord and push buttons) and therefore have a soft place in my heart for the good old days of landlines, operators and good old phone company service. Probably one of the most reliable utilities known. Here is my...

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Inside Like New! What a great machine for a backup. I had to make it work since I had the cabinetry altered to install it. Works like a champ. As they say - "The dishes scream to get out!"

Here's My KDI-14 Found literally new. When I got it, it was hooked up and when started, the screws that were thrown into the sump sheared the pump. After much work, the drain was converted to a gravity drain, and now works like a champ.

Michael I could make a business out of making Kirby 505 black bags with that embroidery. Michael emailed me the Hoover logo which I executed with the Bernina 440. These things are amazing. Thanks again. It is nice to find someone else with the madness. Fred