Rotary Phone
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 Western Electric Black Rotary Dial Phone Hull Shell Bell SystemDesk Phone 1981 $20.00 Time Remaining: 7d 21h 46m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Vintage Retro 1971 Stromberg Carlson 554B Burnt Orange Rotary Wall Phone WORKS $39.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 13m |
 1965 Western Electric Two Line Beige Rotary Wall Phone Telephone Mint In Box 558 $99.00 Time Remaining: 1h 38m |
 Great Retro Western Electric Rotary Dial Wall Mount Telephone Bell Systems 1976 $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 1m |
 1940s Bell System Deco Telephone F1 Western Electric Black Rotary vtg retro $50.00 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 12m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 4 Vintage Rotary Telephone Salesman Samples Phone Promo Miniature Dealer $25.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 39m |
 Vintage 1970s Tall French Majesty Brass Rotary Dial Standing Telephone Works $31.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 22h 12m |
 Vintage rotary metal dial corded Western Electric black bakelite telephone and $19.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 14m |
 Vintage Stromberg Carlson SC 500D Rotary Dial Telephone Unique Antique $35.95 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 50m Buy It Now for only: $35.95 |
 VINTAGE ROTARY DIAL PAY TELEPHONE PHONE WORKS WITHOUT COIN NO RESERVE $134.83 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 20m |
 VERY NICE VINTAGE BELL SYSTEM 302 SERIES BLACK TENITE ROTARY PHONE EXCELLENT $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 35m |
 VINTAGE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC MONOPHONE SEA FOAM GREEN ROTARY DIAL TELEPHONE $9.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 55m |
 VINTAGE TOWLE STERLING SILVER ROTARY PHONE DIALER $39.00 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 19m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 Vintage 1965 Western Electric Black Rotary Dial Desk Phone C D 500 $15.45 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 21h 40m |
 WOW VTG Pink Rotary Dial Telephone Phone Wall Kitchen 1963 Stromberger Carlson $75.00 Time Remaining: 23h 41m |
 ATT Western Electric 500 Rotary Dial Desk Telephone $35.00 Time Remaining: 16d 19h Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 VINTAGE HOT PINK BELL ROTARY TELEPHONE NR BARGAIN $20.50 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 23h 45m |
 1945 WESTERN ELECTRIC 5H BLACK ROTARY TELEPHONE DIAL M 12 45 REPLACEMENT WORKS $19.99 Time Remaining: 3d 40m |
 WESTERN ELECTRIC 302 ROTARY RARE IVORY TELEPHONE WORKS RINGS READY TO USE $139.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 19h 19m |
 Vintage 1940s Bakelite Black Rotary Dial Desk Telephone $47.00 Time Remaining: 6d 3h Buy It Now for only: $47.00 |
 LOT OF 8 WESTERN ELECTRIC BLACK WALL ROTARY PHONE COVERS NICE MUST SEE $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 11m |
 VINTAGE WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEM BLACK 500DM ROTARY PHONE MUST SEE $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 25m |
 LOT OF 5 WESTERN ELECTRIC BLACK DESKTOP ROTARY PHONE COVERS MINT $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 15m |
 Victorian style Telephone rotary dial off white plastic brass metal LOOK $21.97 Time Remaining: 18d 2h 22m Buy It Now for only: $21.97 |
 VINTAGE WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEMS LINEMANS PHONE TEST HANDSET ROTARY $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 4m |
 VINTAGE WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEMS LINEMANS PHONE TEST HANDSET ROTARY $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 3m |
 1970s Bell System rotary wall phone $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 43m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Old rotary dial telephone from the 1960s $7.99 Time Remaining: 2h 1m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 VINTAGE WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEM BLACK 500 ROTARY PHONE MUST SEE $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 24m |
 BELL SYSTEM WESTERN ELECTRIC ROTARY WALL PHONE FROM NEW JERSEY BELL DATED 12 80 $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 55m |
 VINTAGE BELL SYSTEM HARVEST GOLD PRINCESS ROTARY PHONE ORIGINAL CORD RETRO PHONE $162.75 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 41m Buy It Now for only: $162.75 |
 Vintage 1969 Western Electric Black Rotary Dial Desk Phone C D 500 $14.95 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 19m |
 ANTIQUE TELEPHONE WESTERN ELECTRIC ROTARY DIAL PHONE PARTS LOT 1930S 1940S $63.66 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 22h 20m |
 Vintage 1956 Western Electric Rotary Telephone Avacado Works Well And Beauty $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 20h 20m |
 Vintage Northern Electric G3 Rotary Payphone Pay Phone Telephone Pink 5 10 25 $300.00 Time Remaining: 28d 16h 17m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 Vintage 1970s RED Rotary Dial DeskTelephoneWestern Electric Bell System $20.50 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 57m |
 Western Electric Rotary Lighted Dial Wall Mount Chalk Board Telephone Phone $49.99 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 46m |
 Vintage 1970s Black Rotary Dial Telephone Northern Electric Retro Phone $29.35 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 47m Buy It Now for only: $29.35 |
 VINTAGE 1960S WESTERN ELECTRIC ROTARY DIAL CORDED TELEPHONE COOL COLLECTIBLE $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 50m |
 Vintage cream color ericofon retro rotary phone $16.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 15h 12m |
 Old Yellow Gold Plastic Rotary Dial House Telephone Bell System Western Electric $9.99 Time Remaining: 16h 18m |
 Vintage Bell System Western Electric Wall Telephone Black Rotary $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 12m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage Western Electric Wood Case Rotary Wall Phone with Matching Note Desk $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 18m |
 Vintage Western Electric Bell Princess Rotary Telephone Phone Ivory 702B $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 12m |
 VINTAGE MID CENTURY RETRO WESTERN ELECTRIC BROWN DOUGHNUT ROTARY DIAL BELL PHONE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 28m |
 Tesla Karlin Czechoslovakia Antique Rotary Dial Telephone Phone Advertising Pin $4.99 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 14m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 VINTAGE WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEM ATT RED 500DM ROTARY PHONE MUST SEE $27.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 39m |
 Vintage RED Rotary phone by Northern Telecom Patented 1954 55 60 $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 5m |
 Vintage Western Electric Rotary Dial Bell Telephone Old Retro Wall Phone SUPERB $35.00 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 22h 20m |
 Vintage Automatic Electric 3 Slot Chrome Rotary Pay Phone No Key Unknown Cond $195.00 Time Remaining: 7d 12h 18m Buy It Now for only: $195.00 |
 Vintage Western Electric Bell Telephone Rotary Dial French Phone $46.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 13m |
 VINTAGE Western Electric Bell system rotary phone RED $14.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 36m |
 Vintage Western Electric Cherry Red Rotary Desktop Phone Made In The USA $159.99 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 23m Buy It Now for only: $159.99 |
 Vintage Green Bell System Western Electric Rotary Telephone Phone 500DM 7 79 $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 13h 45m |
 Vintage Western Electric Bell System Rotary Telephone phone with ringer box $30.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 13m |
 Vintage Beige Princess Rotary Phone Bell System 10 60 701B $4.99 Time Remaining: 1d 42m |
 The Snoopy and Woodstock Phone 1976 Working Western Electric Rotary Phone $40.00 Time Remaining: 21d 15h 55m Buy It Now for only: $40.00 |
 Vintage Bell System by Western Electric Rotary Phone Dated 11 64 $9.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 23h 4m |
 French Princess Rotary Dial Telephone Western Electric $19.95 Time Remaining: 22h 2m |
 Vintage Ornate Floral Gold Radio Shack Rotary Telephone French Style Decor $14.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 59m |
 Vintage Black Rotary Dial Telephone Northern Electric Made in Canada $24.46 Time Remaining: 27d 23h 20m Buy It Now for only: $24.46 |
 Vintage White Princess Phone Bell Systems Rotary Dial works Parts $5.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h |
 Bell System Western Electric White Rotary Desk Telephone Phone $9.99 Time Remaining: 11h 23m |
 VINTAGE French Baroque HOLLYWOOD REGENCY Ornate Brass ROTARY DIAL TELEPHONE $85.00 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $85.00 |
 WORKING WESTERN ELECTRIC METAL DIAL ROTARY TELEPHONE 500 1968 $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 3m |
 Vintage Western Electric Bell Beige Princess Rotary Telephone Phone 702B WORKING $9.99 Time Remaining: 14h 29m |
 VINTAGE WESTERN ELECTRIC BELL SYSTEM ROTARY TELEPHONE RED $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 17m |
 Western Electric Trimline Phone Rotary Dial Wall Mount Long Cord Brown Telephone $19.95 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 14m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 Old ATT Black Rotary Phone Reads Sealtest Shipping Office Retired1973 $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 14h 1m |
 50s Vintage Black Desk Rotary Dial Bell Western Electric 500 TESTED WORKING $19.95 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 37m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 Vintage 1970s Western Electric Rotary Desk Phone Beige Works Great VGC $8.99 Time Remaining: 11h 20m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 Vintage Baby Blue Stromberg Carlson Slenderet Rotary Telephone Trimline Design $14.99 Time Remaining: 27d 23h 21m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 ORIGINAL VINTAGE AVOCADO GREEN ROTARY PRINCESS PHONE PACIFIC TELEPHONE BEAUTY $9.99 Time Remaining: 20h 51m |
 VINTAGE ERICOFON NORTH ELECTRIC RED ROTARY DIAL TELEPHONE MID CENTURY UNIQUE $29.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 20m |
 Paramount Push Button ROTARY Style Desk Telephone Black Phone Works $19.99 Time Remaining: 11d 16h 30m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Vintage rotary Candle Glow Ericofon with adapter $25.00 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 27m |
 Vintage 1965 CHERRY RED Desk Rotary Dial TELEPHONE ITT $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 23h 50m |
 RARE VICTORIAN STYLE 1960S DIAL CHROME CANDLESTICK ROTARY PHONE NO RESERVE $29.99 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 46m |
 GTE ROTARY BLACK 500 DESKTOP PHONE TESTED WORKING FINE $29.99 Time Remaining: 12d 16h 19m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Old Blue Green Plastic Rotary Dial House Telephone Bell System Western Electric $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 10m |
 Vintage Red Rotary Dial Telephone Bell System made by Western Electric 500 DM $9.95 Time Remaining: 5d 19h 43m |
 VINTAGE KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROTARY DIAL TELEPHONE $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 37m |
 VINTAGE ORIGINAL ROTARY PRINCESS PHONE AQUA BLUE HARD WIRED $49.99 Time Remaining: 25d 22h 51m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 BELL SYSTEM 554ROTARY WESTERN ELECTRIC 1963 WALL ROTARY DIAL PHONE $30.00 Time Remaining: 4d 17h 17m |
 Vintage Black Rotary Phone Still WORKS LOOK $28.99 Time Remaining: 15h 20m Buy It Now for only: $32.00 |
What did the "howler tone" on a rotary phone sound like in 1978?
I need to know for historical accuracy in a play that takes place during that year. Thanks.
It depended on the switch. Here's a fairly good representation of what one sounded like http://www.soundsnap.com/node/50407
If you're into punishment, here's another example and schematics to build your own 
http://home.att.net/~theremin1/Circuit_Library/offhook.html
Carl
