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It ain't what I thought it was.
It ain't what I thought it was.
The Bell System
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Hard Wired Baseboard Jack
Here's a shot of the hard wired jack in my basement. It's being used as a junction box in this application, or if viewed another way, is functioning as a jack mounted on a cross member under the floor rather than on the baseboard above it. This metal cover is unpainted, but I have another one that's painted brown. More common are the plastic covers that are usually beige or ivory colored.
Here's a shot of the hard wired jack in my basement. It's being used as a junction box in this application, or if viewed another way, is functioning as a jack mounted on a cross member under the floor rather than on the baseboard above it. This metal cover is unpainted, but I have another one that's painted brown. More common are the plastic covers that are usually beige or ivory colored.
Here it is with the cover removed.
The Cover
The notches are different sizes. The smaller one is for the mounting cord from the phone, and the larger one is for the station wire.
The notches are different sizes. The smaller one is for the mounting cord from the phone, and the larger one is for the station wire.
A Subset
Yes, it's dusty under the table where this thing lives.
Yes, it's dusty under the table where this thing lives.
The Underside
No obvious way to wall-mount that I can see. Maybe there's a plate that goes on the wall first. I can't remember.
The white paper inside is my wiring diagram. As you can see, the ringer coil dates back to the first quarter of 1932.
I didn't take a shot of the interior since wiring schemes can vary.
No obvious way to wall-mount that I can see. Maybe there's a plate that goes on the wall first. I can't remember.
The white paper inside is my wiring diagram. As you can see, the ringer coil dates back to the first quarter of 1932.
I didn't take a shot of the interior since wiring schemes can vary.
Thanks for the photos, Ralph.
Would this metal jack be correct for the thirties and forties? And to your knowledge, were they ever made of Bakelite?
Would this metal jack be correct for the thirties and forties? And to your knowledge, were they ever made of Bakelite?
I'm going to guess that with the introduction of the self-contained 302 sets in 1937, this type of jack went into use. For all stands produced prior to the advent of the 302, a subset was required and it likely functioned as the jack.
I don't know if jack covers were ever made of bakelite, but if they were I'm betting they didn't get along well with upright vacuum cleaners of the day.
I did some checking and there were mounting plates for the subsets, but most subsets found at swap meets etc. today don't have them. It seems the plates often remained behind when the subsets were removed, or were otherwise separated somewhere along the line.
I don't know if jack covers were ever made of bakelite, but if they were I'm betting they didn't get along well with upright vacuum cleaners of the day.
I did some checking and there were mounting plates for the subsets, but most subsets found at swap meets etc. today don't have them. It seems the plates often remained behind when the subsets were removed, or were otherwise separated somewhere along the line.
Patrick.. yup that was it. tks
